Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations. New Living Translation It will be the lowliest of all the nations, never again great enough to rise above its neighbors. English Standard Version It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations. Berean Standard Bible Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations. King James Bible It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. New King James Version It shall be the lowliest of kingdoms; it shall never again exalt itself above the nations, for I will diminish them so that they will not rule over the nations anymore. New American Standard Bible It will be the lowest of the kingdoms, and it will not raise itself above the nations again. And I will make them small so that they will not rule over the nations. NASB 1995 “It will be the lowest of the kingdoms, and it will never again lift itself up above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will not rule over the nations. NASB 1977 “It will be the lowest of the kingdoms; and it will never again lift itself up above the nations. And I shall make them so small that they will not rule over the nations. Legacy Standard Bible It will be the lowest of the kingdoms, and it will never again lift itself up above the nations. And I will make them so small that they will not have dominion over the nations. Amplified Bible It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will never again exalt itself above the nations; I will diminish the Egyptians so they will never again rule over the nations. Christian Standard Bible Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small they cannot rule over the nations. Holman Christian Standard Bible Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small they cannot rule over the nations. American Standard Version It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And she shall be humbler than all kingdoms, and she shall not be exalted again above the nations, and I shall diminish them that they shall not enslave nations Brenton Septuagint Translation and it shall be a base kingdom beyond all other kingdoms; it shall not any more be exalted over the nations; and I will make them few in number, that they may not be great among the nations. Contemporary English Version and won't ever be strong enough to rule nations, as they did in the past. Douay-Rheims Bible It shall be the lowest among other kingdoms, and it shall no more be exalted over the nations, and I will diminish them that they shall rule no more over the nations. English Revised Version It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will be the weakest kingdom, and they will never rule the nations again. I will make them so weak that they will never rule the nations again. Good News Translation the weakest kingdom of all, and they will never again rule other nations. I will make them so unimportant that they will not be able to bend any other nation to their will. International Standard Version the least significant of kingdoms. It will never again dominate other nations. I will make them so small that they will never again rule any nation. JPS Tanakh 1917 It shall be the lowliest of the kingdoms, neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations; and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Literal Standard Version It is lowest of the kingdoms, | And it does not lift itself up above the nations anymore, | And I have made them few, | So as not to rule among nations. Majority Standard Bible Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations. New American Bible lower than any other kingdom, no longer able to set itself above the nations. I will make them few in number, so they cannot rule other nations. NET Bible It will be the most insignificant of the kingdoms; it will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small that they will not rule over the nations. New Revised Standard Version It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms, and never again exalt itself above the nations; and I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations. New Heart English Bible It shall be the base of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Webster's Bible Translation It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. World English Bible It will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them so that they will no longer rule over the nations. Young's Literal Translation Of the kingdoms it is lowest, And it lifteth not up itself any more above the nations, And I have made them few, So as not to rule among nations. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Desolation of Egypt…14I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom. 15 Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations. 16Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”… Cross References Psalm 107:39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, Ezekiel 17:6 It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots. Ezekiel 17:14 so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. Ezekiel 30:13 This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land. Ezekiel 31:2 "Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: 'Who can be compared to your greatness? Ezekiel 32:2 "Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: 'You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.' Nahum 3:8 Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? Treasury of Scripture It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. the basest Ezekiel 17:6,14 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs… Ezekiel 30:13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. Zechariah 10:11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. rule Ezekiel 31:2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? Ezekiel 32:2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. Daniel 11:42,43 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape… Jump to Previous Base Basest Diminish Exalt Few Itself Kingdoms Lift Lowly Nations Rule Small WeakJump to Next Base Basest Diminish Exalt Few Itself Kingdoms Lift Lowly Nations Rule Small WeakEzekiel 29 1. The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery to Israel8. The desolation of Egypt 13. The restoration thereof after forty years 17. Egypt the reward of Nebuchadnezzar 21. Israel shall be restored Verse 15. - It shall be the basest of the kingdoms. The words describe vividly the condition of Egypt under the Persian monarchy, after its conquest by Cambyses. With the Ptolemies it rose again to something like eminence, but that, it must be remembered, was an alien dynasty. The nationality of Egypt was suppressed, and Alexandria, practically a Greek city, took the place of Memphis, Sais, and Thebes. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Egypt will beתִּהְיֶ֣ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the lowliest שְׁפָלָ֔ה (šə·p̄ā·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 8217: Depressed of kingdoms הַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ (ham·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign and will never וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no again ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more exalt itself תִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א (ṯiṯ·naś·śê) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take above עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the nations. הַגּוֹיִ֑ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts For I will diminish [Egypt] וְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔ים (wə·him·‘aṭ·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 4591: To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few so that it will never again לְבִלְתִּ֖י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until rule רְד֥וֹת (rə·ḏō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off over the nations. בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ (bag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts Links Ezekiel 29:15 NIVEzekiel 29:15 NLT Ezekiel 29:15 ESV Ezekiel 29:15 NASB Ezekiel 29:15 KJV Ezekiel 29:15 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 29:15 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 29:15 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 29:15 French Bible Ezekiel 29:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 29:15 It shall be the base (Ezek. 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