21:25 “‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, 1
whose day has come, the time of final punishment,
21:26 this is what the sovereign Lord says:
Tear off the turban, 2
take off the crown!
Things must change! 3
Exalt the lowly,
bring down the proud! 4
1 tn This probably refers to King Zedekiah.
2 tn Elsewhere in the Bible the turban is worn by priests (Exod 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6; 39:28, 31; Lev 8:9; 16:4), but here a royal crown is in view.
3 tn Heb “This not this.”
4 tn Heb “the high one.”