Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Humble

Exodus 10:3
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him: Thus says Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2 Chronicles 33:12
When he experienced distress, he begged Jehovah his God to be kind and humbled himself in front of the God of his ancestors.
Matthew 18:4
He who humbles himself to become like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the presence of God, and he will exalt you.
1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you at the proper time.

Sit

Isaiah 3:26
Her (Zion's) gates will lament and mourn and she will sit on the ground deserted.
Isaiah 47:1
Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender and delicate.
Lamentations 2:10
The elders of the daughter of Zion are seated on the earth and keep silent. They throw dust on their heads. They are clothed in sackcloth. The heads of the virgins of Jerusalem are brought down to the earth.

General references

Isaiah 66:21
I will make some of them priests and Levites, declares Jehovah.
Jeremiah 17:20
Say to them: Listen to the word of Jehovah, kings of Judah, and all Judah and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come in through these gates:
Jeremiah 21:11
Then say to the household of the king of Judah: 'Hear the word of Jehovah,
Ezekiel 34:7
You shepherds, listen to the word of Jehovah.