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18 Say to the king and to the queen mother,
    “Humble yourselves.
Sit down, for your crowns have come down,
    even the crown of your glory.
19 The cities of the South are shut up,
    and there is no one to open them.
Judah is carried away captive: all of them.
    They are wholly carried away captive.

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18 Say to the king and his mother,
“Come down from your thrones
    and sit in the dust,
for your glorious crowns
    will soon be snatched from your heads.”
19 The towns of the Negev will close their gates,
    and no one will be able to open them.
The people of Judah will be taken away as captives.
    All will be carried into exile.

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