26 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.
Ezekiel 21:26
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Isaiah 2:11–13
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Jeremiah 13:17–19
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Isaiah 26:4–6
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Isaiah 2:16–18
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Sirach 20:10–12
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Psalms 75:6–8
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