Ezekiel 21:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

Thus says 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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־עָמַ֨ד מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל אֶל־אֵ֣ם הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ בְּרֹ֛אשׁ שְׁנֵ֥י הַדְּרָכִ֖ים לִקְסָם־קָ֑סֶם קִלְקַ֤ל בַּֽחִצִּים֙ שָׁאַ֣ל בַּתְּרָפִ֔ים רָאָ֖ה בַּכָּבֵֽד

Transliteration

kî-ʿāmad melek-bābel ʾel-ʾēm hadderek bərōʾš šənê haddərākîm liqsām-qāsem qilqal baḥiṣṣîm šāʾal battərāpîm rāʾâ bakkābēd

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ʿāmad*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he stood
• *melek*-*bābel*: construct phrase - king of Babylon
• *ʾel*-*ʾēm*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - at the mother of
• *hadderek*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the way/road
• *bərōʾš*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - at the head of
• *šənê*: numeral, masculine dual construct - two of
• *haddərākîm*: definite article + noun, feminine plural - the ways/roads
• *liqsām*-*qāsem*: preposition + qal infinitive construct + noun, masculine singular - to divine divination
• *qilqal*: pilpel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shook/rattled
• *baḥiṣṣîm*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - with the arrows
• *šāʾal*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he inquired
• *battərāpîm*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - by the teraphim/household idols
• *rāʾâ*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he looked at
• *bakkābēd*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - at the liver

Word Meanings

• *ʿāmad*: stood/remained/positioned himself
• *ʾēm*: mother/junction/crossroad
• *hadderek*: the way/the road/the path
• *bərōʾš*: at head of/at beginning of/at top of
• *qilqal*: shook/rattled/moved quickly
• *baḥiṣṣîm*: with arrows/by arrows/through arrows
• *šāʾal*: inquired/consulted/asked
• *battərāpîm*: by the teraphim/by household idols/by divine images
• *rāʾâ*: looked at/observed/inspected
• *bakkābēd*: at the liver/by the liver/through liver examination

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the head of the two ways, to seek omens. He shakes arrows, consults idols, and looks at the liver.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Remove{H5493} the mitre,{H4701} and take off{H7311} the crown;{H5850} this [shall be] no more the same;{H2063} exalt{H1361} that which is low,{H8217} and abase{H8213} that which is high.{H1364}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Remove{H5493}{(H8685)} the diadem{H4701}, and take off{H7311}{(H8685)} the crown{H5850}: this shall not be the same{H2063}: exalt{H1361}{(H8687)} him that is low{H8217}, and abase{H8213}{(H8687)} him that is high{H1364}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus saieth the LORDE God: take awaye the mytre, and put of the crowne, and so is it awaye: the humble is exalted, and the proude brought lowe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus saith the Lord God, I will take away the diademe, and take off the crowne: this shalbe no more the same: I wil exalt the humble, and will abase him that is hie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus saith the Lorde God, I wyll take away the Diademe, and put of the crowne: this shalbe no more the same, I wyll exalt the humble, and abase him that is hye.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  thus says the Lord Yahweh: 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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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. [

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is what the Lord has said: Take away the holy head-dress, take off the crown: this will not be again: let that which is low be lifted up, and that which is high be made low.

• World English Bible (2000)

  thus says the Lord Yahweh: 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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!

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 17:24 : 24 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 flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
• Ps 75:7 : 7 But God is the judge; he puts down one and exalts another.
• Jer 13:18 : 18 Say to the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
• Jer 52:31-34 : 31 And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him out of prison, 32 And spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, 33 And changed his prison garments: and he regularly ate bread before him all the days of his life. 34 And for his diet, there was a regular portion given to him by the king of Babylon, daily a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
• Luke 1:52 : 52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
• Ezek 16:12 : 12 And I put a jewel on your forehead, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
• Lam 5:16 : 16 The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!
• Ezek 12:12-13 : 12 And the prince who is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out through it: he shall cover his face, that he may not see the ground with his eyes. 13 My net also I will spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.
• Jer 39:6-7 : 6 Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes; also the king of Babylon killed all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover, he blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with chains to carry him to Babylon.
• Jer 52:9-9 : 9 Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment upon him. 10 And the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison until the day of his death.
• Ps 113:7-8 : 7 He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap; 8 That He may set them with princes, even with the princes of His people.
• 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 The LORD makes poor and makes rich: he brings low and lifts up. 8 He raises up the poor from the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ashes, to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
• 2 Kgs 25:6 : 6 So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah; and they pronounced judgment on him.
• 2 Kgs 25:27 : 27 And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;