Ezekiel 21:26

Ezekiel 21:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take off the turban, remove the crown. It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.
• English Standard Version (ESV)thus says the Lord God: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)thus says the Lord God: “Remove the turban, and take off the crown; Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.

Context of Ezekiel 21:26

24“Now you, son of man, mark two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to come. Both of them should originate from the same land. Mark a signpost; cut it out at the start of the road to the city. 25You are to mark out a way, so the sword can come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon and to Judah in fortified Jerusalem. For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the start of the two roads, to seek divination. He shakes the arrows, consults the idols, he looks in the liver. 27In his right hand is the lot for Jerusalem—to set up battering rams, to open the mouth for slaughter, to lift up the voice with a war cry, to set up battering rams against the gates, to cast up ramps, to build a siege wall. 28It will seem to them like a false divination. They have sworn solemn oaths, but he will remember their iniquity, so they may be seized.”

Ezekiel 21:26 word by word

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הָסִיר֙ הַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶת וְהָרִ֖ים הָֽעֲטָרָ֑ה זֹ֣את לֹא־זֹ֔את הַשָּׁפָ֣לָה הַגְבֵּ֔הַ וְהַגָּבֹ֖הַ הַשְׁפִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• Removeסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• the diademמִצְנֶ֫פֶתmitsnepheth · turbanH4701
• and take offרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• the crownעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
• the sameזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• exaltגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361
• lowשָׁפָלshâphâl · lowH8217
• and abaseשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• highגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364

Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:26

• Ezekiel 12:12The prince who is among them will bear a burden on his shoulder, and go out in the darkness. They will dig through the wall to get out; he will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.
• Ezekiel 16:12I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears and a crown of glory on your head.
• 2 Kings 25:6So they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and passed sentence on him.
• Jeremiah 13:18Say to the king and the queen mother: “Sit down low, for your glorious crown has fallen from your head.”
• Jeremiah 39:6The king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes. Moreover, the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
• Jeremiah 52:9Then they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. He passed judgment on him.
• Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Oy to us, for we have sinned!
• Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I, Adonai, have brought down the high tree, exalted the lowly tree, dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree flourish. I, Adonai, have spoken and I will do it.”
• 1 Samuel 2:7Adonai makes poor and makes rich, He brings low and also lifts up.
• Psalms 75:7For exaltation comes not from the east nor from the west, nor even from the desert.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust, lifts up the needy out of the dunghill,
• Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from thrones and exalted humble ones.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Exalt him that is low - Give Gedaliah the government of Judea. Abase him that is high - Depose Zedekiah - remove his diadem, and take off his crown.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-32Verses 18-32 The third word of judgment. The king of Babylon‘s march upon Judaea and upon the Ammonites. Destruction is to go forth not on Judah only, but also on such neighboring tribes as the Ammonites (compare Jeremiah 27:2-3). Ezekiel 21:19 Appoint thee - Set before thee. Choose thou a place, choose it - Rather, “mark a spot, mark it,” as upon a map, at the head of the two roads, one leading to Jerusalem, the other to Ammon. These were the two roads…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 By the Spirit of prophecy Ezekiel foresaw Nebuchadnezzar's march from Babylon, which he would determine by divination. The Lord would overturn the government of Judah, till the coming of Him whose right it is. This seems to foretell the overturnings of the Jewish nation to the present day, and the troubles of states and kingdoms, which shall make way for establishing the Messiah's kingdom throughout the earth. The Lord secretly leads all to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27This judgment would affect Zedekiah, the corrupt and wicked leader of Israel, and the people. Ezekiel refers to Zedekiah by his title, showing that his position was also judged. He would lose his royal symbols and be humbled, while the Lord would lift up the humble. The old order would face destruction. the arrival of Him … to whom I have assigned the right of judgment: Many people understand this coming judge to be the Messiah (God’s chosen one), as in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. diadem--rather, "the miter" of the holy priest (Ex 28:4; Zec 3:5). His priestly emblem as representative of the priestly people. Both this and "the crown," the emblem of the kingdom, were to be removed, until they should be restored and united in the Mediator, Messiah (Psa 110:2, 4; Zec 6:13), [Fairbairn]. As, however, King Zedekiah alone, not the high priest also, is referred to in the context, English Version is supported by Gesenius. this shall not…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 21:26

• Diadem. (Rsv, Mitre)
• Government
• Miter
• Rulers

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 21

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings