使国衰微，不能再兴盛，唯有谨守条约他才可以继续存在。

使国低微不能自强，惟因守盟约得以存立。

使王国衰弱，不再强盛，只能靠守盟约方得生存。

使王国衰弱，不再强盛，只能靠守盟约方得生存。

使犹大国臣服于他，无法图强，只能遵守盟约，以求生存。

使國低微不能自強，惟因守盟約得以存立。

使王國衰弱，不再強盛，只能靠守盟約方得生存。

使王國衰弱，不再強盛，只能靠守盟約方得生存。

使猶大國臣服於他，無法圖強，只能遵守盟約，以求生存。

使國衰微，不能再興盛，唯有謹守條約他才可以繼續存在。

使國低微，不能挺起，惟獨守約才得以存立。

使國為卑、不復振興、但守盟約、猶可保存、

使國為卑、不復振興、但守盟約、猶可自保。

使國卑弱、不復振興、但守盟約、猶可存立、

so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.

He did it to bring down their kingdom. It would not rise again. In fact, it would be able to last only by keeping his treaty.

that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.

so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive.

so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself but would keep his covenant in order to endure.

so that the kingdom would be humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue.

that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself but might keep his covenant in order to endure.

That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up,[ but] that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand.

that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

我必使埃及被掳的人归回，使他们归回自己根源之地巴忒罗，在那里他们必成为低微的国。

耶和华使人贫穷，也使人富足；使人降卑，也使人升高。

我们因饥饿而发烧，我们的皮肤好像火炉一般的热。

耶利米对西底家说：“耶和华万军的神、以色列的神这样说：‘你若出去归降巴比伦王的将领，你的性命就可以存活；这城也不会被火焚烧，你和你一家都可以存活。

我照着这一切话对犹大王西底家说：“你们要把颈项放在巴比伦王的轭下，服事他和他的人民，就可以生存。你和你的人民为什么要因刀剑、饥荒和瘟疫而死，正如耶和华论到不肯服事巴比伦王的国家所说的一样呢？不要听从那些对你们说‘你们必不会服事巴比伦王’的先知的话，因为他们向你们说的是虚假的预言。我并没有差遣他们（这是耶和华的宣告），他们却冒我的名说虚假的预言，以致我赶逐你们，使你们和那些向你们说虚假预言的先知都一同灭亡。”我又对众祭司和这众民说：“耶和华这样说：‘你们的先知对你们预言，说：耶和华殿中的器皿快要从巴比伦送回来了。他们的话，你们不要听从，因为他们对你们说的是虚假的预言。你们不要听从他们，只要服事巴比伦王，就可以生存。为什么要使这城变为废墟呢？

它生长起来，成了一棵矮小而蔓延的葡萄树；树上的枝子向着那鹰，树根在它以下。这样，它就成了一棵葡萄树，生出枝子，长出嫩芽。

请把你的意见告诉我们，纳税给凯撒，可不可以呢？”耶稣看出他们的恶意，就说：“虚伪的人，为什么试探我呢？拿纳税的钱币给我看看。”他们就拿了一个银币给他。耶稣问他们：“这是谁的像，谁的名号？”他们回答：“凯撒的。”他就对他们说：“凯撒的应当归给凯撒，神的应当归给神。”

因此，耶和华以色列的神说：‘我曾说：你的家和你的父家，必永远行在我面前。’现在耶和华却说：‘我决不容你们这样行了，因为尊重我的，我必尊重他；藐视我的，必受到轻视。

住在你中间的寄居者必渐渐高升，比你高而又高；你必渐渐下降，低而又低。

我们今天竟成了奴仆！就是在你赐给我们列祖享用其上果实和美物之地，我们竟在这地上作了奴仆！这地丰富的出产都归给列王，就是你因我们的罪派来管辖我们的；他们也随意管辖我们的身体和我们的牲畜；我们遭遇大患难。