Jeremiah 13:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸The Lord told me to tell you
that your king and his mother^[a]
    must surrender their thrones
    and remove their crowns.^[b]
¹⁹The cities in the Southern Desert
are surrounded;
    no one can get in or out.
Everyone in Judah
    will be taken away.
²⁰Jerusalem, you were so proud
of ruling the people of Judah.
    But where are they now?

Look north, and you will see
your enemies approaching.

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Footnotes

13.18 mother: The king's mother usually had an important position in the royal court.
13.18 and remove their crowns: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Jeremiah 13:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸Say to the king^(A) and to the queen mother,^(B)
    “Come down from your thrones,
for your glorious crowns^(C)
    will fall from your heads.”
¹⁹The cities in the Negev will be shut up,
    and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah^(D) will be carried into exile,
    carried completely away.