Say unto the king and queen That is, to Jehoiachin, called also Coniah, and his mother, who were carried captives to Babylon at the first coming of Nebuchadnezzar; see Jeremiah 22:26; 2 Kings 24:12. Some indeed suppose that Zedekiah and his mother are intended, which does not appear so probable. Humble yourselves By true repentance, and so both give glory to God, and set a good example to your subjects; and sit down Sit down and consider what is coming; sit down and lament your condition. For your principalities shall come down
The honour and power by which you value yourselves, and in which you confide, even the crown of your glory For when you are led away captive, where will the badges of your power and pre-eminence be then? Blessed be God, there is a crown of glory which shall never come down, and which they who humble themselves before God, in true repentance, shall in due time inherit.