[和合本] 使国低微不能自强，惟因守盟约得以存立。
[新标点] 使国低微不能自强，惟因守盟约得以存立。
[和合修] 使王国衰弱，不再强盛，只能靠守盟约方得生存。
[新译本] 使国衰微，不能再兴盛，唯有谨守条约他才可以继续存在。
[当代修] 使犹大国臣服于他，无法图强，只能遵守盟约，以求生存。
[现代修] 来防止这国家复兴，使她确实遵守条约。
[吕振中] 使国低微，不能挺起，惟独守约才得以存立。
[思高本] 为使那王国衰微，不再有野心，使她遵守盟约，得以生存。
[文理本] 使国为卑、不复振兴、但守盟约、犹可保存、
[GNT] to keep the nation from rising again and to make sure that the treaty would be kept.
[BBE] So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants.
[KJV] That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
[NKJV] that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, [but] that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
[KJ21] that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
[NASB] so that the kingdom would be humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue.
[NRSV] so that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
[WEB] that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
[ESV] that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.
[NIV] so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.
[NIrV] He did it to bring their kingdom down. It would not rise again. In fact, it would be able to last only by keeping his treaty.
[HCSB] so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself but might keep his covenant in order to endure.
[CSB] so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself but might keep his covenant in order to endure.
[AMP] That the kingdom might become low and base and be unable to lift itself up, but that by keeping his [Nebuchadnezzar's] covenant it might stand.
[NLT] so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive.
[YLT] That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant -- that it may stand.