To the "profane wicked prince" had come the day of final reckoning. "Remove the diadem," the Lord decreed, "and take off the crown." Not until Christ Himself should set up His kingdom was Judah again to be permitted to have a king. "I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it," was the divine edict concerning the throne of the house of David; "and it shall be no more, until He come whose right it is; and I will give it Him." Ezekiel 21:25-27.

Den endelige regnskabsdag var kommet for den "gudløse hedning". "Bort med hovedbindet," sagde Herren, "ned med kronen! "Juda ville først få en konge igen, når Kristus selv oprettede sit rige. Den guddommelige befaling om Davids hus trone lød således: "Grushobe, grushobe, grushobe gør jeg det til. Ve det! Således skal det være, til han kommer, som har retten til det; ham vil jeg give det." Ez. 21,25-27.