Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Remove
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Bible References
Remove
Ezekiel 12:12
The prince who is among you will put his bags on his shoulders in the dark and leave. People will dig holes in the wall to go through. The prince will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.'
Ezekiel 16:12
I also put a ring in your nostril, earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.
2 Kings 25:6
They made the king a prisoner and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah to be judged.
Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king and his mother: Come down from your thrones, because your crowns have fallen off your heads.
Jeremiah 39:6
At Riblah he put Zedekiah's sons to death while Zedekiah was looking on, and he also had the officials of Judah executed.
Jeremiah 52:9
The Babylonians captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in Hamath. The king of Babylon passed sentence on him there.
Lamentations 5:16
The crown has been taken from our head. Sorrow is ours, for we are sinners.
Exalt
Ezekiel 17:24
Every tree in the forest will know that I, Jehovah, can bring down tall trees and help short ones grow. I dry up green trees and make dry ones green. I, Jehovah, have spoken, and I will keep my word.'
1 Samuel 2:7
Jehovah takes away and He gives riches. He brings low and lifts up high.
Psalm 75:7
God is the Judge; He brings down one and exalts another.
Psalm 113:7
He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.
Luke 1:52
He removes rulers from their thrones and exalts the humble.
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Jeremiah 32:4
King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape from the Babylonians. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon. He will talk to Nebuchadnezzar in person and look him in the eye.