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25 “‘You, deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the iniquity of the end, 26 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. 27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it.”’

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25 And you, profane and wicked prince of Israel,[a](A) the day has come(B) for your punishment.[b]

26 “This is what the Lord God says:

Remove the turban, and take off the crown.
Things will not remain as they are;[c]
exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.(C)
27 A ruin, a ruin,
I will make it a ruin!
Yet this will not happen
until he comes;(D)
I have given the judgment to him.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 21:25 = King Zedekiah
  2. 21:25 Lit come in the time of the punishment of the end, also in v. 29
  3. 21:26 Lit This not this
  4. 21:27 Or comes to whom it rightfully belongs, and I will give it to him

25 “‘You profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come,(A) whose time of punishment has reached its climax,(B) 26 this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take off the turban, remove the crown.(C) It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.(D) 27 A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! The crown will not be restored until he to whom it rightfully belongs shall come;(E) to him I will give it.’(F)

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