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It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Take off your jeweled crown, for the old order changes. Now the lowly will be exalted, and the mighty will be brought down. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/21.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that which is low, and humble that which is high. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> thus says the Lord GOD, &#8216Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that which is low and abase that which is high. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown; this will be no more the same. Exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Make high that which is low and make low that which is high. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; things shall not remain as they have been. Exalt that which is low and abase the high. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “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 down the exalted. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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 down the exalted. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I, the LORD God, command you to take off your royal turban and your crown, because everything will be different. Those who had no power will be put in charge, and those who now rule will become nobodies. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> thus saith the Lord GOD: 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the Almighty LORD says: Take off your turban, and get rid of your crown. Things are going to change. Those who are unimportant will become important, and those who are important will become unimportant. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken. Take off your crown and your turban. Nothing will be the same again. Raise the poor to power! Bring down those who are ruling! <a href="/isv/ezekiel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: 'Remove your turban! Take off your crown! Things aren't going to remain as they used to be. What is lowly will be exalted, and what is lofty will be brought low. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/21.htm">NET Bible</a> this is what the sovereign LORD says: Tear off the turban, take off the crown! Things must change! Exalt the lowly, bring down the proud! <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> thus says the Lord GOD: "Remove the turban, and take off the crown; this shall be no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/21.htm">World English Bible</a> the Lord Yahweh says: “Remove the turban, and take off the crown. This will not be as it was. Exalt that which is low, and humble that which is high. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said Lord YHWH: Turn aside the turban, and carry away the crown, "" This—not this—make high the low, "" And make low the high. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Turn aside the mitre, and bear away the crown, This -- not this -- the low make high, And the high make low. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Remove the tiara, and lift up the crown: this not thus: lift up the low, and make low the high.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord God: Remove the diadem, take off the crown: is it not this that hath exalted the low one, and brought down him that was high? <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord God: Take away the diadem, remove the crown. Is this not what has exalted the lowly one, and brought low the sublime one? <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the Lord GOD: Off with the turban and away with the crown! Nothing shall be as it was! Exalt the lowly and bring the exalted low! <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> thus says the Lord GOD: Remove the turban, take off the crown; things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, abase that which is high.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD God: Remove the diadem and take off the crown; the low is exalted, and the proud is brought down. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: take the turban from you, and I shall relieve from you the crown. I shall lift up the lowly and I shall humble the high<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> thus saith the Lord GOD: The mitre shall be removed, and the crown taken off; this shall be no more the same: that which is low shall be exalted, and that which is high abased. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thou hast taken off the mitre and put on the crown, it shall not have such another after it: thou hast abased that which was high, and exalted that which was low. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5903" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">The LORD's Sword of Judgment</a> …25And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ 26<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hā·sîr (V-Hifil-Inf) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">‘Remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/4701.htm" title="4701: ham·miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Turban (of the high priest). From tsanaph; a tiara, i.e. Official turban.">the turban,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: wə·hā·rîm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">and take off</a> <a href="/hebrew/5850.htm" title="5850: hā·‘ă·ṭā·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A crown, wreath. From atar; a crown.">the crown.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">Things</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not remain as they are:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1361.htm" title="1361: haḡ·bē·ha (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To soar, be lofty, to be haughty. A primitive root; to soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty.">Exalt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8217.htm" title="8217: haš·šā·p̄ā·lāh (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Low. From shaphel; depressed, literally or figuratively.">the lowly</a> <a href="/hebrew/1364.htm" title="1364: wə·hag·gå̄·ḇō·ha (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-ms) -- High, exalted. Or gabowahh; from gabahh; elevated, powerful, arrogant.">and bring low</a> <a href="/hebrew/8213.htm" title="8213: haš·pîl (V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be or become low, to be abased. A primitive root; to depress or sink.">the exalted.</a> 27A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/15-28.htm">1 Samuel 15:28</a> So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you. <a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a> Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27-30</a> On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... <a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Isaiah 3:17</a> the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Isaiah 22:21-22</a> I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. / I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. <a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Jeremiah 13:18</a> Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.” <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24-30</a> “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off. / In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. / I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. ... <a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31-34</a> On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... <a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Hosea 3:4</a> For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol. <a href="/zechariah/3-5.htm">Zechariah 3:5</a> Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by. <a href="/zechariah/6-11.htm">Zechariah 6:11</a> Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak. <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a> Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. <a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a> He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/john/19-2.htm">John 19:2-3</a> The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. / And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said 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<a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Ezekiel 12:12,13</a> And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes… <a href="/ezekiel/16-12.htm">Ezekiel 16:12</a> And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.<a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">2 Kings 25:6,27</a> So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him… exalt<a href="/ezekiel/17-24.htm">Ezekiel 17:24</a> 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.<a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7,8</a> The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up… <a href="/psalms/75-7.htm">Psalm 75:7</a> But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Abase</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Abased</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-12.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Diadem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-24.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-11.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Head-Dress</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-42.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Low</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Mitre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-50.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/job/29-14.htm">Turban</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Abase</a> <a href="/malachi/2-9.htm">Abased</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-11.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-5.htm">Diadem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-15.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Head-Dress</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-14.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Low</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-5.htm">Mitre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-5.htm">Turban</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-30.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 21</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/21-1.htm">Ezekiel prophesies against Jerusalem with a sign of sighing</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/21-8.htm">The sharp and bright sword</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/21-18.htm">against Jerusalem</a> 25. <a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">against the kingdom</a> 28. <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">and against the Ammonites</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It is a common prophetic introduction, underscoring that the words are not Ezekiel's own but are directly from God. This establishes the seriousness and certainty of the prophecy.Remove the turban, and take off the crown: The turban and crown symbolize priestly and kingly authority, respectively. In the context of Ezekiel, this signifies the end of the current leadership in Judah. The removal of these symbols indicates a divine judgment against the ruling class. Historically, this reflects the impending fall of Jerusalem and the end of the Davidic line of kings at that time. It also foreshadows the coming of a new order under the Messiah, who will fulfill both priestly and kingly roles.Things will not remain as they are: This phrase indicates a significant change is coming. It suggests a divine intervention that will alter the current state of affairs. In the historical context, it refers to the upheaval and destruction that will come upon Jerusalem. Theologically, it points to the transformative work of God in history, often seen in the prophetic literature as a precursor to the coming of the Messiah.Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted: This is a theme consistent throughout Scripture, where God often reverses human expectations and social orders. It reflects the biblical principle found in passages like <a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7-8</a> and <a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a>, where God humbles the proud and lifts up the humble. This reversal is a hallmark of God's justice and sovereignty. In a messianic sense, it points to Jesus Christ, who embodies this principle by coming as a humble servant and being exalted by God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the mouthpiece of God, delivering messages of judgment and restoration to the people of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign God of Israel, who speaks through Ezekiel, declaring His will and judgment upon the nation and its leaders. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_turban_and_the_crown.htm">The Turban and the Crown</a> Symbols of priestly and kingly authority in Israel. Their removal signifies the end of the current order and the judgment upon the leaders. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lowly_and_the_exalted.htm">The Lowly and the Exalted</a> Represents a reversal of fortunes, where those who are humble and oppressed will be lifted, and those who are proud and powerful will be brought down. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a time of great upheaval and judgment for Israel due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God has the authority to remove and establish leaders. We must recognize His ultimate control over earthly powers. <a href="/topical/r/reversal_of_fortunes.htm">Reversal of Fortunes</a> God often works in ways that overturn human expectations. We should be prepared for God to act in unexpected ways in our lives. <a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> The exaltation of the lowly and the humbling of the exalted remind us to live humbly, trusting in God's timing and justice. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The removal of the turban and crown signifies the need for repentance. True restoration comes when we align ourselves with God's will. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a> Even in times of judgment, there is hope for those who remain faithful. God's justice will ultimately prevail.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 21</a> <a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_saul_chase_david_in_1_sam_26.htm">If Saul previously admitted David's righteousness in 1 Samuel 24, why is he chasing David again in 1 Samuel 26?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_21_25-27_events_align_historically.htm">How do the events foretold in Ezekiel 21:25-27 align with known historical records of Israel's leadership and exile?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Remove the diadem.--The word translated "diadem" is rendered in every other place in which it occurs (<a href="/exodus/28-4.htm" title="And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a turban, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.">Exodus 28:4</a>; <a href="/exodus/28-37.htm" title="And you shall put it on a blue lace, that it may be on the turban; on the forefront of the turban it shall be.">Exodus 28:37</a> bis, <a href="/exodus/28-39.htm" title="And you shall embroider the coat of fine linen, and you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the girdle of needlework.">Exodus 28:39</a>; <a href="/exodus/29-6.htm" title="And you shall put the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban.">Exodus 29:6</a> bis, <a href="/exodus/39-28.htm" title="And a turban of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,">Exodus 39:28</a>; <a href="/exodus/39-31.htm" title="And they tied to it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high on the turban; as the LORD commanded Moses.">Exodus 39:31</a>; <a href="/leviticus/8-9.htm" title="And he put the turban on his head; also on the turban, even on his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.">Leviticus 8:9</a> bis, <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm" title="Then said the LORD to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.">Exodus 16:4</a>) the mitre of the high priest, and undoubtedly has the same sense here. Not only was the royal but also the high-priestly office to be overthrown in the approaching desolation. Neither of them were ever recovered in their full power after the captivity. The various verbs here, remove, take off, exalt, abase, are in the original in the infinitive, and although it is sometimes necessary to translate the infinitive as an imperative, it is better here to keep to its more common sense of indicating an action without reference to the agent which is most readily expressed in English by the passive: "The mitre shall be removed, and the crown taken off . . . the low exalted, and the high abased." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - Remove the diadem, etc. The noun is used throughout the Pentateuch (e.g., <a href="/exodus/28-4.htm">Exodus 28:4</a>; 37:39; <a href="/leviticus/8-9.htm">Leviticus 8:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Leviticus 16:4</a>) for the "turban" or "mitre" of the high priest, and Keil so takes it here, as pointing to the punishment of the priest as well as of the king. This shall not be the same; literally, this shall not be this; or, as the Revised Version paraphrases, this shall be no more the same; i.e. the mitre and the crown shall alike pass away - taken from their unworthy wearers. There was to be, as in the following words, a great upturning of all things; the high brought low, the lowly exalted. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Remove הָסִיר֙ (hā·sîr) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside the turban, הַמִּצְנֶ֔פֶת (ham·miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4701.htm">Strong's 4701: </a> Turban (of the high priest) and take off וְהָרִ֖ים (wə·hā·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> To be high actively, to rise, raise the crown. הָֽעֲטָרָ֑ה (hā·‘ă·ṭā·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5850.htm">Strong's 5850: </a> A crown, wreath Things זֹ֣את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, will not remain as they are: לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no Exalt הַגְבֵּ֔הַ‪‬ (haḡ·bê·ha) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1361.htm">Strong's 1361: </a> To soar, be lofty, to be haughty the lowly הַשָּׁפָ֣לָה (haš·šā·p̄ā·lāh) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8217.htm">Strong's 8217: </a> Depressed and bring low וְהַגָּבֹ֖הַ‪‬ (wə·hag·gā·ḇō·ha) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8213.htm">Strong's 8213: </a> To be or become low, to be abased the exalted. הַשְׁפִּֽיל׃ (haš·pîl) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1364.htm">Strong's 1364: </a> Elevated, powerful, arrogant <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 21:26 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Remove (Ezek. 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