Ezekiel 21:26

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

here is what Adonai ELOHIM says: 'Remove the turban, take off the crown! Everything is being changed. What was low will be raised up, and what was high will be brought down.

Berean Standard Bible:

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.

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Remove{H5493} the diadem{H4701}, and take off{H7311} the crown{H5850}: this shall not be the same{H2063}: exalt{H1361} him that is low{H8217}, and abase{H8213} him that is high{H1364}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Ezekiel 17:24

  • And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].

Psalms 75:7

  • But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Jeremiah 52:31

  • ¶ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth [day] of the month, [that] Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the [first] year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,

Jeremiah 52:34

  • And [for] his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

Jeremiah 13:18

  • Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, [even] the crown of your glory.

Luke 1:52

  • He hath put down the mighty from [their] seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Jeremiah 52:9

  • Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

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Commentary for Ezekiel 21:26

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H559
    There are 4434 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמַר
    Transliteration: ʼâmar
    Pronunciation: aw-mar'
    Description: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  2. Strong's Number: H136
    There are 910 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲדֹנָי
    Transliteration: ʼĂdônây
    Pronunciation: ad-o-noy'
    Description: an emphatic form of אָדוֹן; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only); (my) Lord.
  3. Strong's Number: H3069
    There are 295 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְהֹוִה
    Transliteration: Yᵉhôvih
    Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vee'
    Description: a variation of יְהֹוָה (used after אֲדֹנָי, and pronounced by Jews as אֱלֹהִים, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce יְהֹוָה as אֲדֹנָי); {YHWH}; God.
  4. Strong's Number: H5493
    There are 283 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סוּר
    Transliteration: çûwr
    Pronunciation: soor
    Description: or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
  5. Strong's Number: H4701
    There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִצְנֶפֶת
    Transliteration: mitsnepheth
    Pronunciation: mits-neh'-feth
    Description: from צָנַף; a tiara, i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest); diadem, mitre.
  6. Strong's Number: H7311
    There are 185 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רוּם
    Transliteration: rûwm
    Pronunciation: room
    Description: a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively); bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
  7. Strong's Number: H5850
    There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֲטָרָה
    Transliteration: ʻăṭârâh
    Pronunciation: at-aw-raw'
    Description: from עָטַר; a crown; crown.
  8. Strong's Number: H2063
    There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זֹאת
    Transliteration: zôʼth
    Pronunciation: zothe'
    Description: irregular feminine of זֶה; this (often used adverb); hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.
  9. Strong's Number: H1361
    There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּבַהּ
    Transliteration: gâbahh
    Pronunciation: gaw-bah'
    Description: a primitive root; to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty; exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.
  10. Strong's Number: H8217
    There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁפָל
    Transliteration: shâphâl
    Pronunciation: shaw-fawl'
    Description: from שָׁפֵל; depressed, literally or figuratively; base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).
  11. Strong's Number: H8213
    There are 27 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁפֵל
    Transliteration: shâphêl
    Pronunciation: shaw-fale'
    Description: a primitive root; to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive); abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).
  12. Strong's Number: H1364
    There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּבֹהַּ
    Transliteration: gâbôahh
    Pronunciation: gaw-bo'-ah
    Description: or גָּבוֹהַּ; (fully) from גָּבַהּ; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant; haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.