Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king
What it says
The king and queen mother are told to take a lowly seat because their beautiful crowns have fallen.
What it is doing
This verse humbles the royal house before the coming disgrace.
In context
15Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, 16Give glory to the LORD your God 17But if you do not listen, 18Say to the king 19The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, 20Lift up your eyes and see 21What will you say when He sets over you 22And if you ask yourself, 23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, 24“I will scatter you like chaff 25This is your lot, 26So I will pull your skirts up over your face, 27Your adulteries and lustful neighings,