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

16Honor the Lord your God before it gets dark, before your feet stumble on the mountains in the twilight. You will look for light, but the Lord will turn it into the shadow of death and change it into deep darkness. 17If you won’t listen, I will cry secretly over your arrogance. I will cry bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive. Say to the king and his mother, “Come down from your thrones, because your crowns have fallen off your heads.” 19The cities in the Negev will be locked up, and there will be no one to reopen them. All the people of Judah will be taken away into captivity. 20Look up, and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you—your beautiful sheep?

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 throw you and your mother into another land. You weren’t born there, but you will die there.
• 2 Kings 24:12King Jehoiakin of Judah, his mother, officials, generals, and eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. In the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon captured Jehoiakin.
• Ezekiel 19:2Say: Your mother was like a lioness. She lay down among the lions. She fed many cubs.
• Jonah 3:6When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12When he experienced this distress, he begged the Lord his God to be kind and humbled himself in front of the God of his ancestors.
• Matthew 18:4Whoever becomes like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
• James 4:10Humble yourselves in the Lord’s presence. Then he will give you a high position.
• 1 Peter 5:6Be humbled by God’s power so that when the right time comes he will honor you.
• Isaiah 3:26The gates of Zion will cry and grieve, and Zion will sit on the ground, exhausted.
• Isaiah 47:1Go, sit in the dirt, virgin princess of Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on a throne, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called soft and delicate.
• Lamentations 2:10The respected leaders of Zion’s people sit silently on the ground. They throw dirt on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem bow 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