Ezekiel 21:26
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Thus saith the Lord God: Remove the diadem, take off the crown: is it not this that hath exalted the low one, and brought down him that was high?

Remove

Ezekiel 12:12,13 And the prince that is in the midst of them, shall be carried on shoulders, he shall go forth in the dark: they shall dig through the wall to bring him out: his face shall be covered, that he may not see the ground with his eyes. . . .

Ezekiel 16:12 And I put a jewel upon thy forehead and earrings in thy ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

2 Kings 25:6,27 So they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon, to Reblatha, and he gave judgment upon him. . . .

Jeremiah 13:18 Say to the king, and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down: for the crown of your glory is come down from your head.

Jeremiah 39:6,7 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Sedecias, in Reblatha, before his eyes: and the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Juda. . . .

Jeremiah 52:9-11,31-34 And when they had taken the king, they carried him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, which is in the land of Emath: and he gave judgment upon him. . . .

Lamentations 5:16 The crown is fallen from our head: woe to us, because we have sinned.

exalt

Ezekiel 17:24 And all the trees of the country shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and exalted the low tree: and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

1 Samuel 2:7,8 The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth: . . .

Psalm 75:7 For God is the judge. One he putteth down, and another he lifteth up:

Psalm 113:7,8 Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill: . . .

Luke 1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble.

Context
The LORD's Sword of Judgment
25But thou profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come that hath been appointed in the time of iniquity: 26Thus saith the Lord God: Remove the diadem, take off the crown: is it not this that hath exalted the low one, and brought down him that was high?27I will shew it to be iniquity, iniquity, iniquity: but this was not done till he came to whom judgment belongeth, and I will give it him.…
Cross References
James 4:10
Be humbled in the sight of the Lord: and he will exalt you.

Psalm 75:7
For God is the judge. One he putteth down, and another he lifteth up:

Proverbs 27:24
For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.

Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king, and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down: for the crown of your glory is come down from your head.

Ezekiel 16:12
And I put a jewel upon thy forehead and earrings in thy ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

Ezekiel 17:24
And all the trees of the country shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and exalted the low tree: and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

Lexicon
This is what
כֹּ֤ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

says:
אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘Remove
הָסִיר֙ (hā·sîr)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5493: To turn aside

the turban,
הַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶת (ham·miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4701: Turban (of the high priest)

and take off
וְהָרִ֖ים (wə·hā·rîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

the crown.
הָֽעֲטָרָ֑ה (hā·‘ă·ṭā·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5850: A crown, wreath

Things
זֹ֣את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

will not remain as they are:
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

Exalt
הַגְבֵּ֔הַ‪‬ (haḡ·bê·ha)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 1361: To soar, be lofty, to be haughty

the lowly
הַשָּׁפָ֣לָה (haš·šā·p̄ā·lāh)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8217: Depressed

and bring low
וְהַגָּבֹ֖הַ‪‬ (wə·hag·gā·ḇō·ha)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8213: To be or become low, to be abased

the exalted.
הַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ (haš·pîl)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1364: Elevated, powerful, arrogant


Additional Translations
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.Thus said the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Remove the mitre, and take off the crown; this'shall be no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.

Thou hast taken off the mitre and put on the crown, it shall not have such another after it: thou hast abased that which was high, and exalted that which was low.

-- thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Remove the mitre and take off the crown; what is shall be no [more]. Exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.

thus saith the Lord GOD: Remove the mitre, and take off the crown: this shall be no more the same: exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

thus says the Lord Yahweh: Remove the turban, and take off the crown; this [shall be] no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Turn aside the mitre, and bear away the crown, This -- not this -- the low make high, And the high make low.
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