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.

General references

Bible References

Remove

Ezekiel 12:12
And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth; they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby; he shall cover his face, that he see not the land with his eyes.
Ezekiel 16:12
and I put a ring on thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.
2 Kings 25:6
And they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon unto Riblah; and they pronounced judgment upon him,
Jeremiah 13:18
Say unto the king and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down low; for from your heads shall come down the crown of your magnificence.
Jeremiah 39:6
And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes, and the king of Babylon slaughtered all the nobles of Judah;
Jeremiah 52:9
And they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon, unto Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment upon him.
Lamentations 5:16
The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, for we have sinned!

Exalt

Ezekiel 17:24
And all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do it.
1 Samuel 2:7
Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:
Psalm 75:7
For God is the judge; he putteth down one and exalteth another.
Psalm 113:7
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
Luke 1:52
He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

General references

Jeremiah 32:4
and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans; for he shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;