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 it is too late. Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you, causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains. For then, when you look for light, you will find only terrible darkness and gloom. 17And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile. Say to the king and his mother, “Come down from your thrones and sit in the dust, for your glorious crowns will soon be snatched from your heads.” 19The towns of the Negev will close their gates, and no one will be able to open them. The people of Judah will be taken away as captives. All will be carried into exile. 20Open up your eyes and see the armies marching down from the north! Where is your flock— your beautiful flock— that he gave you to care for?

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 expel you and your mother from this land, and you will die in a foreign country, not in your native land.
• 2 Kings 24:12Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner.
• Ezekiel 19:2“What is your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and reared her cubs.
• Jonah 3:6When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
• Matthew 18:4So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
• James 4:10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
• 1 Peter 5:6So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
• Isaiah 3:26The gates of Zion will weep and mourn. The city will be like a ravaged woman, huddled on the ground.
• Isaiah 47:1“Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust. For your days of sitting on a throne have ended. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be the lovely princess, tender and delicate.
• Lamentations 2:10The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame.

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