使國為卑、不復振興、但守盟約、猶可自保。

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.

反其俘囚、歸於八羅、仍旋桑梓、然其國不能昌大。

使人窮乏、使人富裕、使人卑微、使人高顯、此非耶和華所主乎。

饑饉特甚、膚黑若爐兮。

耶利米乃奏西底家曰、萬有之主、以色列族之上帝耶和華云、如爾出邑、歸誠巴比倫王牧伯、則爾一家生命可保、斯邑不遭焚燬。

耶利米以斯言奏猶大王西底家云、汝當歸誠巴比倫之君民、負軛服事、則可得生。耶和華曾言、凡諸邦國、不肯服事巴比倫王、必以鋒刃、饑饉、瘟疫、使之淪喪今汝與民、何為自取死亡。惟彼先知、言爾不必服事巴比倫王、所言誕妄、爾勿聽從。耶和華未遣之、彼藉其名、所言詭譎、如爾信從、耶和華必驅爾、爰及先知與爾偕亡。耶利米告祭司庶民曰、耶和華云、先知有言、巴比倫不久必返我殿之重器、斯言荒誕、爾勿信之。當服事巴比倫王、而得生、何必逆命、使斯邑傾圮。

日漸生長、枝葉蔓延、其巔不高、枝向乎鷹、根結於土、遂發巨幹、其葉葱蘢、

納稅該撒宜否、爾意何如、請告我、耶穌識其詐曰、偽善者乎、何試我耶、稅金予我觀之、遂取金錢一、予之耶穌曰、是像與號誰乎、曰、該撒、曰、然則以該撒之物納該撒、以上帝之物納上帝矣、

以色列族之上帝耶和華又曰、我昔有言、爾祖之家、將恆供我役、今我不然、凡尊敬我者、我尊顯之、藐視我者、亦必藐視之。

爾中之賓旅、必舉於至高、爾降於至卑。

爾以斯土、賜我列祖、得其物產、食其肥甘、我今日嗣之、當為爾僕。爾罰我罪、使我國之豐亨見奪於異邦列王、彼轄我及我牲畜、任意以為、使我艱苦備嘗。