使王國衰弱，不再強盛，只能靠守盟約方得生存。

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.

我要令埃及被擄的人歸回，使他們回到本地巴特羅。在那裏，他們必成為弱小的國家，

耶和華使人貧窮，也使人富足；使人降卑，也使人升高。

因饑荒的乾熱，我們的皮膚熱如火爐。

耶利米對西底家說：「耶和華－萬軍之上帝、以色列的上帝如此說：你若歸順巴比倫王的官長，你的命就必存活，這城也不致被火焚燒，你和你的全家都必存活。

我就照這一切話對猶大王西底家說：「你們要把頸項放在巴比倫王的軛下，服事他和他的百姓，就得存活。你和你的百姓何必因刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫而死亡，像耶和華所論不肯服事巴比倫王的國家呢？不可聽那些先知對你們所說的話，他們說：『你們必不致服事巴比倫王』，其實他們向你們傳的是假預言。耶和華說：『我並未差遣他們，他們卻託我的名傳假預言，使我將你們和向你們說預言的那些先知趕出去，一同滅亡。』」我又對祭司和這眾百姓說：「耶和華如此說：你們不可聽那先知對你們所說的預言，他們說：『看哪，耶和華殿中的器皿快要從巴比倫帶回來』；其實他們向你們傳的是假預言。不可聽從他們，只管服事巴比倫王，就得存活。何必使這城變為廢墟呢？

它漸漸生長，成為低矮蔓生的葡萄樹；樹枝伸向那鷹，根部在牠下面。這樣，它就長成了一棵葡萄樹，生出枝子，長出枝幹。

請告訴我們，你的意見如何？納稅給凱撒合不合法？」耶穌看出他們的惡意，就說：「假冒為善的人哪，為甚麼試探我？拿一個納稅的錢給我看！」他們就拿一個銀幣來給他。耶穌問他們：「這像和這名號是誰的？」他們說：「是凱撒的。」於是耶穌說：「這樣，凱撒的歸凱撒；上帝的歸上帝。」

因此，耶和華－以色列的上帝說：『我確實說過，你和你祖宗的家必永遠行在我面前，但現在耶和華卻說，我絕不會這樣做。因為尊重我的，我必尊重他；藐視我的，他必被輕視。

在你中間寄居的必上升高過你，高而又高；你必下降，低而又低。

看哪，我們今日成了奴僕！你賜給我們祖先享受土產和美物的地，看哪，我們在這地上竟作了奴僕！這地許多的出產都歸了諸王，就是你因我們的罪派來轄制我們的。他們任意轄制我們的身體和牲畜，我們遭了大難。』」