使王国衰弱，不再强盛，只能靠守盟约方得生存。

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。

使犹大国臣服于他，无法图强，只能遵守盟约，以求生存。

使国衰微，不能再兴盛，唯有谨守条约他才可以继续存在。

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.

我要令埃及被掳的人归回，使他们回到本地巴特罗。在那里，他们必成为弱小的国家，

耶和华使人贫穷，也使人富足；使人降卑，也使人升高。

因饥荒的干热，我们的皮肤热如火炉。

耶利米对西底家说：“耶和华—万军之神、以色列的神如此说：你若归顺巴比伦王的官长，你的命就必存活，这城也不致被火焚烧，你和你的全家都必存活。

我就照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，服事他和他的百姓，就得存活。你和你的百姓何必因刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫而死亡，像耶和华所论不肯服事巴比伦王的国家呢？不可听那些先知对你们所说的话，他们说：‘你们必不致服事巴比伦王’，其实他们向你们传的是假预言。耶和华说：‘我并未差遣他们，他们却托我的名传假预言，使我将你们和向你们说预言的那些先知赶出去，一同灭亡。’”我又对祭司和这众百姓说：“耶和华如此说：你们不可听那先知对你们所说的预言，他们说：‘看哪，耶和华殿中的器皿快要从巴比伦带回来’；其实他们向你们传的是假预言。不可听从他们，只管服事巴比伦王，就得存活。何必使这城变为废墟呢？

它渐渐生长，成为低矮蔓生的葡萄树；树枝伸向那鹰，根部在它下面。这样，它就长成了一棵葡萄树，生出枝子，长出枝干。

请告诉我们，你的意见如何？纳税给凯撒合不合法？”耶稣看出他们的恶意，就说：“假冒为善的人哪，为什么试探我？拿一个纳税的钱给我看！”他们就拿一个银币来给他。耶稣问他们：“这像和这名号是谁的？”他们说：“是凯撒的。”于是耶稣说：“这样，凯撒的归凯撒；神的归神。”

因此，耶和华—以色列的神说：‘我确实说过，你和你祖宗的家必永远行在我面前，但现在耶和华却说，我绝不会这样做。因为尊重我的，我必尊重他；藐视我的，他必被轻视。

在你中间寄居的必上升高过你，高而又高；你必下降，低而又低。

看哪，我们今日成了奴仆！你赐给我们祖先享受土产和美物的地，看哪，我们在这地上竟作了奴仆！这地许多的出产都归了诸王，就是你因我们的罪派来辖制我们的。他们任意辖制我们的身体和牲畜，我们遭了大难。’”