25 And you, slain, wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose (A)day has come, in the time of the [a]punishment of the end,’ 26 this is what the Lord God says: ‘Remove the [b]turban and take off the (B)crown; this will [c]no longer be the same. (C)Exalt that which is low, and humble that which is high. 27 (D)Ruins, ruins, ruins, I will make it! This also will be no longer until (E)He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to Him.’

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  1. Ezekiel 21:25 Or wrongdoing
  2. Ezekiel 21:26 Or headband
  3. Ezekiel 21:26 Lit not this

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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  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