King James Version

Jeremiah 13:18

Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

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אֱמֹ֥רemorsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a commandH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לַמֶּ֛לֶךְlamelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וְלַגְּבִירָ֖הvelagvirahand to queenגְּבִירָהconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and to queen”, the ordinary formH1377a mistressqueen.הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּhashpilvabaseשָׁפֵלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “abase”, a commandH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).שֵׁ֑בוּshevvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “dwell”, a commandH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יָרַד֙yaradbring downיָרַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring down”, a completed actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…מַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmarashoteykhemprincipalityמַרְאָשָׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “principality”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4761properly, headship, i.e. (plural for collective) dominionprincipality.עֲטֶ֖רֶתateretcrownעֲטָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “crown”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5850a crowncrown.תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽםtifartekhembeautyתִּפְאָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother: 'Sit ye down low; for your headtires are come down, even your beautiful crown.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.

Young’s Literal Translation

Say to the king and to the mistress: Make yourselves low — sit still, For come down have your principalities, The crown of your beauty.

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

Say unto the king and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down low; for from your heads shall come down the crown of your magnificence.

Douay-Rheims

Say to the king, and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down: for the crown of your glory is come down from your head.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother: 'Sit ye down low; for your headtires are come down, even your beautiful crown.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Say ye to the king and the princes, Humble yourselves, and sit down; for your crown of glory is removed from your head.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴπατε τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τοῖς δυναστεύουσι, ταπεινώθητε καὶ καθίσατε, ὅτι καθῃρέθη ἀπὸ κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν στέφανος δόξης ὑμῶν.