Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 21:26
American Standard Version
thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Remove the mitre, and take off the crown; this `shall be' no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.
Amplified® Bible
Thus says the Lord God: Remove the [high priest's] miter {or} headband and take off the [king's] crown; things shall not remain as they have been; the low is to be exalted and the high is to be brought low.
Contemporary English Version
I, the LORD God, command you to take off your royal turban and your crown, because everything will be different. Those who had no power will be put in charge, and those who now rule will become nobodies.
Darby English Version
-- thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Remove the mitre and take off the crown; what is shall be no [more]. Exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.
Good News Bible
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken. Take off your crown and your turban. Nothing will be the same again. Raise the poor to power! Bring down those who are ruling!
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
thus says the Lord GOD, `Remove the turban and take off the crown; this {will} no longer {be} the same. Exalt that which is low and abase that which is high.
New International Version
this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Take off the turban, remove the crown. It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.
New King James Version
thus says the Lord GOD:
“ Remove the turban, and take off the crown;
Nothing shall remain the same.
Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
thus says the Lord GOD, 'Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer remain the same Exalt that which seems low and abase that which has become high.
Revised Standard Version
thus says the Lord GOD: Remove the turban, and take off the crown; things shall not remain as they are; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.
Young's Literal Translation
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Turn aside the mitre, and bear away the crown, This -- not this -- the low make high, And the high make low.
