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Ezekiel 17:14

Listen to Ezekiel 17:14
14 afin que le royaume fût tenu dans l'abaissement, sans pouvoir s'élever, et qu'il gardât son alliance en y demeurant fidèle.

Ezekiel 17:14 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 17:14

That the kingdom might be base
Low or humble; its king but a viceroy, a tributary to the king of Babylon; and the subjects obliged to a tax, payable to him; and this is intended by the vine being of "low stature", ( Ezekiel 17:6 ) ; that it might not lift up itself;
above other neighbouring kingdoms and states; and particularly that it might not rebel against Nebuchadnezzar, but be kept in a dependence on him, and subjection to him: [but] that by keeping of his covenant it might stand;
continue a kingdom, and Zedekiah king of it; so that it was for their good that such a covenant was made, and it was their interest to keep it; for, had it not been made, it would have ceased to have been a kingdom, and would have become a province of the Babylonian monarchy, and have been put under the government of one of Nebuchadnezzar's princes or captains; and, should they break it, would endanger the ruin of their state, as the event showed. In the Hebrew text it is, "to keep his covenant, to make it stand"; or, "to stand to it" F25; that is, as it should seem, to make the covenant stand firm. The Targum is,

``that it might keep his covenant, and serve him;''
Nebuchadnezzar.
FOOTNOTES:

F25 (hdmel wtyrb ta rmvl) "ad custodiendum pactum ejus, ad astandum ei", Montanus; "ad servandum foedus suum, ad consistendumm", Starckius.
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Ezekiel 17:14 In-Context

12 Dis à la maison rebelle: Ne savez-vous pas ce que cela signifie? Dis: Voici, le roi de Babylone est allé à Jérusalem, il en a pris le roi et les chefs, et les a emmenés avec lui à Babylone.
13 Il a choisi un membre de la race royale, a traité alliance avec lui, et lui a fait prêter serment, et il a emmené les grands du pays,
14 afin que le royaume fût tenu dans l'abaissement, sans pouvoir s'élever, et qu'il gardât son alliance en y demeurant fidèle.
15 Mais il s'est révolté contre lui, en envoyant ses messagers en Egypte, pour qu'elle lui donnât des chevaux et un grand nombre d'hommes. Celui qui a fait de telles choses réussira-t-il, échappera-t-il? Il a rompu l'alliance, et il échapperait!
16 Je suis vivant! dit le Seigneur, l'Eternel, c'est dans le pays du roi qui l'a fait régner, envers qui il a violé son serment et dont il a rompu l'alliance, c'est près de lui, au milieu de Babylone, qu'il mourra.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.

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