so that it may be a lowly kingdom, and may not lift itself up, and may instead keep his pact and serve it
Other versions
King James Version
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. English Standard Version
that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.New International Version
so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.