Jeremiah 13:18

Jeremiah 13:18 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Come down from your thrones, for your glorious crowns will fall from your heads.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Say to the king and the queen mother: "Take a lowly seat, for your beautiful crown has come down from your head."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves; Sit down, For your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory.”

Context of Jeremiah 13:18

16Give glory to the Lord your God, Before He brings darkness And before your feet stumble On the dark and shadowy mountains, And while you are longing for light He turns it into the shadow of death, And makes it into thick darkness. 17But if you will not listen and obey, My soul will weep in secret for your pride; My eyes will weep bitterly And flow with tears, Because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive. Say to the king and the queen mother, “Humble yourselves and take a lowly seat, For your beautiful crown [the crown of your glory] Has come down from your head.” 19The cities of the South (the Negev) have been closed up, And there is no one to open them; All Judah has been carried into exile, Completely carried away into exile. 20“Lift up your eyes and see Those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you [to shepherd], Your beautiful flock?

Jeremiah 13:18 word by word

אֱמֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְלַגְּבִירָ֖ה הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּ שֵׁ֑בוּ כִּ֤י יָרַד֙ מַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and to the queenגְּבִירָהgebîyrâh · queenH1377
• Humbleשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• yourselves, sit downיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• for your principalitiesמְרַאֲשָׁוֹתmar'âshâh · headH4761
• shall come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• the crownעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
• of your gloryתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597

Cross-references for Jeremiah 13:18

• Jeremiah 22:26I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another country where you were not born, and there you will die.
• 2 Kings 24:12Jehoiachin king of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his [palace] officials. So the king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his [own] reign.
• Ezekiel 19:2and say, ‘What was your mother [Jerusalem and Judah]? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs.
• Jonah 3:6When word reached the king of Nineveh [of Jonah’s message from God], he rose from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in the dust [in repentance].
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12But when he was in distress, he sought the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
• Matthew 18:4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
• James 4:10Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose].
• 1 Peter 5:6Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time,
• Isaiah 3:26And Jerusalem’s gates will lament (cry out in grief) and mourn [as those who wail for the dead]; And she, being ruined and desolate, will sit upon the ground.
• Isaiah 47:1“Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground [in abject humiliation]; there is no throne for you, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For you will no longer be called tender and delicate.
• Lamentations 2:10The elders of the Daughter of Zion Sit on the ground keeping silent; They have thrown dust on their heads, They have covered themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads to the ground.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Say unto the king and to the queen - Probably Jeconiah and his mother, under whose tutelage, being young when he began to reign, he was left, as is very likely. Sit down - Show that ye have humbled yourselves; for your state will be destroyed, and your glorious crown taken from your heads.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The queen - i. e., “the queen-mother:” the word signifies literally “the great lady.” The king‘s mother took precedence of his wives. Sit down - The usual position of slaves. For your principalities … - Rather, “for the ornaments of your heads, even the crown of your majesty, shall come down.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 Here is a message sent to king Jehoiakim, and his queen. Their sorrows would be great indeed. Do they ask, Wherefore come these things upon us? Let them know, it is for their obstinacy in sin. We cannot alter the natural colour of the skin; and so is it morally impossible to reclaim and reform these people. Sin is the blackness of the soul; it is the discolouring of it; we were shapen in it, so that we cannot get clear of it by any power of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19The king was likely Jehoiakim's son, Jehoiachin, who became king in 597 BC after his father's death. His mother was Nehushta (see 2 Kings 24:1–9). Jehoiachin was eighteen years old and ruled for only three months. This message was probably given during his brief reign. The Babylonians would soon take his crowns (see 2 Kings 24:11–16). They would also seize the treasures of the Temple and palace. The royalty and elite of Judah would be taken into exile…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. king--Jehoiachin or Jeconiah. queen--the queen mother who, as the king was not more than eighteen years old, held the chief power. Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan, carried away captive with Jehoiachin by Nebuchadnezzar (2Ki 24:8-15). Humble yourselves--that is, Ye shall be humbled, or brought low (Jr 22:26; 28:2). your principalities--rather, "your head ornament."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 13:18

• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Appear
• Pity
• Principality
• Crown
• Hosea
• King's Mother
• Queen Mother
• Relationships, Family
• Queen

Commentaries on Jeremiah 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings