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Ezekiel 21:26
New English Translation
Ezekiel 21:26
New English Translation
26 this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Tear off the turban;[a]
take off the crown!
Things must change.[b]
Exalt the lowly;
bring low the exalted![c]
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 21:26 tn Elsewhere in the Bible the turban is worn by priests (Exod 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6; 39:28, 31; Lev 8:9; 16:4), but here a royal crown is in view.
- Ezekiel 21:26 tn Heb “This not this.”
- Ezekiel 21:26 tn Heb “the high one.”
Ezekiel 21:26
King James Version
Ezekiel 21:26
King James Version
26 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.
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Ezekiel 21:26
New King James Version
Ezekiel 21:26
New King James Version
26 thus says the Lord God:
“Remove the turban, and take off the crown;
Nothing shall remain the same.
(A)Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.
Ezekiel 21:26
New International Version
Ezekiel 21:26
New International Version
26 this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take off the turban, remove the crown.(A) It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.(B)
Ezekiel 21:26
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 21:26
English Standard Version
26 thus says the Lord God: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. (A)Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted.
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