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that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
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A Humble Path to Survival
Commentators explain that Nebuchadnezzar's terms were not merely to crush Judah, but to provide a path for its continued existence. The kingdom was made "base" or "lowly" so that by keeping the covenant, it could "stand" and survive. This humbling was a practical provision for stability, which King Zedekiah foolishly rejected.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
That the kingdom might be base. —(See the Notes on Ezekiel 17:6.)
16th Century
Protestant
An explanation of the allegory is now added. The figure being dropped, God shows what He had until now set forth enigmatically. We said the object …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That the kingdom might be base Low or humble; its king but a viceroy, a tributary to the king of Babylon; and the subject…
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Presbyterian
The parable is explained, and the particulars of the history of the Jewish nation at that time may be traced. Zedekiah had been ungrateful to his b…
