But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.
You are to say to the king and to the queen mother, “Y’all must take a humble seat. for y’all’s crowns of majestic beauty have come down from your* heads.
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to YHWH, the God of Israel.
I tell y’all, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts themself will be humbled, but the one who humbles themself will be exalted.”
“YHWH Almighty, the God of Israel says, ‘Look! I am going to bring on this city and on all its towns all the disaster that I have pronounced against it, because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.’”
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
“‘YHWH says: “They also who uphold Egypt will fall. The pride of her power will come down. They will fall by the sword in it from the tower of Seveneh,” says Lord YHWH.
“Come down from your glory, and sit in thirst, daughter who dwells in Dibon, For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you. He has destroyed your strongholds.
“Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called tender and delicate.
Why then do y’all harden your* hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When ʜᴇ afflicted them, didn’t they let the people go, and they departed?
“Therefore thus said Lord YHWH: ‘Because he is exalted in stature, and he has set his top among the thick branches, and his heart is lifted up in his height,
The male goat magnified himself exceedingly. When he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.
“The king will do according to his will. He will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is accomplished, for that which is determined will be done.
Pharaoh sent representatives who saw there was not so much as one of the livestock of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he didn’t send the people away.
Bu because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not return gratefulness for the benefit done for him. Therefore there was wrath on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.