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Jeremiah 52:32
32He treated him well and gave him a special position higher than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
Jeremiah 52:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
- New International Version (NIV)He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
Context of Jeremiah 52:32
30In Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year as king, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took away 745 Jews. In all, 4,600 people were taken away. 31On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the imprisonment of King Jehoiakin of Judah, King Evil Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, freed King Jehoiakin of Judah and released him from prison. He treated him well and gave him a special position higher than the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 33Jehoiakin no longer wore prison clothes, and he ate his meals in the king’s presence as long as he lived. 34The king of Babylon gave him a daily food allowance as long as he lived.
Read all of Jeremiah 52Jeremiah 52:32 word by word
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ טֹב֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־כִּסְא֔וֹ מִמַּ֗עַל לְכִסֵּ֧א הַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ בְּבָבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:32
- Proverbs 12:25A person’s anxiety will weigh him down, but an encouraging word makes him joyful.
- Jeremiah 27:6Now I have handed all these countries over to my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I have even made wild animals serve him.
- Daniel 2:37“Your Majesty, you are the greatest king. The God of heaven has given you a kingdom. He has given you power, strength, and honor.
- Daniel 5:18“Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your grandfather Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, might, honor, and glory.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 52:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Spake kindly - Conversed freely with him. Set his throne - Gave him a more respectable seat than any of the captive princes, or better than even his own princes had, probably near his person.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-34Verses 31-34 See this history of king Jehoiachin in II Kin. 25:27-30. Those under oppression will find it is not in vain for them to hope and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. Our times are in God's hand, for the hearts of all we have to deal with are so. May we be enabled, more and more, to rest on the Rock of Ages, and to look forward with holy faith to that hour, when the Lord will bring again Zion, and overthrow all the enemies of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-34This paragraph repeats 2 Kings 25:27–30. It shows how Jeremiah's prediction about Jehoiachin's future comes true (see Jeremiah 22:24–30). Evil-merodach ruled Babylon from 561 to 560 BC. Inscriptions found in a basement near Babylon’s Ishtar Gate mention food rations given to Jehoiachin and his family.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. set his throne above--a mark of respect. the kings--The Hebrew text reads (the other) "kings." "The kings" is a Masoretic correction.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 52
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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