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18 Say to the king and the queen mother,[a]
    “Come take a lowly seat,
because your beautiful crowns have fallen off your heads.”
19 The towns in the Negev[b] will be closed up,
    and there will be no one to open them.
All Judah will be taken into exile
    and be completely exiled.

20 “Look up and see those who are coming from the north.
    Where is the flock that was given to you—
        your beautiful sheep?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 13:18 I.e. the king’s mother
  2. Jeremiah 13:19 I.e. southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40

18 Say 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.”
19 The 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.

20 Look up and see
    those who are coming from the north.(E)
Where is the flock(F) that was entrusted to you,
    the sheep of which you boasted?

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