Jeremiah 13:18

The Passion Translation

Say to King Jehoiachin and his mother, “Come down from your high thrones and take a humble seat, for your glorious crown has tumbled off your heads.”

Cross References

Proverbs 27:24

A man’s strength, power, and riches will one day fade away; not even nations endure forever.

Isaiah 3:20

Gone will be their elaborate headdresses and ankle chains, their sashes, sachets, and charms.

Isaiah 3:26

Cries of mourning will be heard at the city gates; with the anguish of such great loss, she will sit down and grieve in the dirt.

Isaiah 47:1

“Get down from your throne and sit in the dust, O Miss Babylon! Sit on the ground where you belong, not on a throne, O Miss Chaldea! For you will never be described again as ‘delicate and dainty.’

Jeremiah 22:24

Yahweh declares, “As surely as I am the living God, listen, O King Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. Even if you were the royal signet ring I wear on my right hand, I would still pull you from my finger.

Jeremiah 22:26

I will hurl you and the mother who bore you into a foreign land, where neither of you were born and where both of you will die.

Jeremiah 29:2

(Among the exiles were King Jeconiah, Nehushta the queen mother, the high-ranking officials, the leading men of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and metalworkers.)

Jeremiah 36:16

When they had heard its contents, the officials were seized with panic, and they said to Baruch, “This is dreadful! We must report this to the king.”

Lamentations 1:6

All the splendor has departed from the fair daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture. Weak and weary they stumble, unable to flee from those who pursue them.

Lamentations 1:9

Her filth stains her skirts— she never pictured this outcome. Therefore, her fall is terrible with no one to comfort her. Jerusalem groans, “Yahweh, look how miserable I am; all the while my enemy gloats!”

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of beloved Zion sit mute on the ground. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young virgins of Jerusalem bow their heads in sorrow to the ground.

Lamentations 5:16

Our joyful celebrations are over. We have sinned, and we are doomed!

Ezekiel 16:12

I gave you a nose ring and earrings and placed a sparkling crown on your head.

Ezekiel 24:17

Let no one hear your sobbing; don’t show that you are grieving. Wrap a turban around your head, put sandals on your feet, and dress normally. Don’t cover your face, and don’t eat the customary food of mourners.”

Ezekiel 24:23

You will keep turbans on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn nor weep but will waste away for your sins and groan among yourselves.

Ezekiel 44:18

Their turbans and undergarments must all likewise be of linen. They are not to wear anything that makes them perspire.

Daniel 5:20

But when his heart was inflated with pride and his spirit hardened into stubbornness, God deposed him from his royal throne and stripped him of his glory.

Matthew 18:4

Whoever continually humbles himself to become like this little child is the greatest one in heaven’s kingdom realm.

James 4:10

Be willing to be made low before the Lord and he will exalt you!

1 Peter 5:6

If you bow low in God’s awesome presence, he will eventually exalt you as you leave the timing in his hands.