Jeremiah 13:18
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 22:26 reinforces this judgment: the king and queen mother will be cast into exile, fulfilling the humbling prophecy.
Jeremiah 21:11 similarly commands the house of the king to hear judgment, directly echoing this royal address.
Jeremiah 19:3 announces disaster on Jerusalem, paralleling the judgment on the king and queen here.
Jeremiah 17:20 also addresses the kings of Judah with a warning, reinforcing the prophetic pattern of messages to royalty.
2 Kings 24:12 records Jehoiachin's surrender — the historical fulfillment of this prophecy of humbling.
Lamentations 2:10 shows elders sitting on the ground in mourning—the very posture Jeremiah commanded before the fall.
Isaiah 47:1 commands Babylon to sit in the dust—the same descent from throne to dust as Jeremiah's call for the king and queen to take a lowly seat.
2 Kings 24:15 specifically mentions the queen mother's exile, matching the command to take a lowly seat.
Isaiah 3:26 depicts Jerusalem sitting on the ground in mourning—the same posture of humiliation commanded for the king and queen in Jeremiah.
Lamentations 5:16 directly echoes 'the crown has fallen,' confirming this prophecy of lost glory.
Revelation 18:7 describes Babylon's pride as a queen who will be tormented, mirroring the humbling of Judah's queen mother.
Daniel 5:20 recounts Nebuchadnezzar's proud heart leading to his throne and glory being taken—a direct parallel to the humbling of Judah's royalty.
Ezekiel 34:10 pronounces judgment on shepherds, removing them from feeding the flock—parallel to deposing the royal crown.
Ezekiel 21:26 similarly commands removing the turban and crown, echoing the humbling of proud rulers.
2 Chronicles 12:6 describes leaders humbling themselves after a warning—the same response Jeremiah calls for from the king and queen.
Exodus 10:3 asks Pharaoh 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself?' — a parallel divine summons to humility before judgment.
Lamentations 1:9 describes Jerusalem's terrible fall, matching the humiliation of its rulers foretold here.
Jonah 3:6 shows a king voluntarily humbling himself in sackcloth — contrasting with the forced humiliation pronounced here.
Matthew 18:4 teaches that voluntary humility leads to greatness — contrasting with the forced humbling here.
James 4:10 promises exaltation to the humble, mirroring Jeremiah's call for the king and queen to humble themselves before judgment.
Psalm 137:1 depicts the exilic weeping that follows the king's humiliation prophesied here.
2 Chronicles 33:12 describes Manasseh humbling himself after distress — a positive example of humility unlike the king here.
2 Chronicles 33:23 notes Amon did not humble himself — paralleling the stubborn pride that brings this judgment.
1 Peter 5:6 also calls for humility under God's hand, aligning with Jeremiah's command for the proud rulers to take a lowly seat.