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Jeremiah 13:18

Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

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ASV

Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.

KJV

Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorsayH559 →
לַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the kingH4428 →
וְלַגְּבִירָ֖הve.la.ge.vi.Rahand to the queen-motherH1377 →
הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּhash.Pi.lumake lowH8213 →
שֵׁ֑בוּShe.vusitH3427 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
יָרַד֙ya.Radit has come downH3381 →
מַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmar.'a.Sho.tei.Khem[the] place of head yourH4761 →
עֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.ret[the] crown ofH5850 →
תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Tif.'ar.te.Khemsplendor yourH8597 →

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Jeremiah 22:26I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die.2 Kings 24:12Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.2 Kings 24:15Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.James 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.2 Chronicles 33:19His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.2 Chronicles 33:12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.Psalms 25:14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.Daniel 5:20But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.Isaiah 3:26And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.James 4:10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.Matthew 18:4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.Jonah 3:6When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.2 Chronicles 33:23but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.2 Chronicles 26:18They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

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