Reference

Ezekiel 21:26

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“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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Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.

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And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,

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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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I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

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And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

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While the verse uses concrete language, the "diadem" and "crown" could be symbolic of royal power and authority, and their removal and re-assignment might represent a shift in divine favor or political power rather than a strictly literal exchange of physical headwear.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

This verse describes a divine command or pronouncement regarding a change in status, not the method by which that command was communicated to Ezekiel. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord God" indicates the *source* of the message, not the *means* of its transmission.

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Cross-References

Isaiah 40:4Thematic

“Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:”

Ezekiel 17:24Thematic

“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 to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.”

Psalms 75:7Thematic

“But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”

Ezekiel 16:12Thematic

“And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.”

Ezekiel 17:24Thematic

“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 to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.”

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