Jeremiah 52:32

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,
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon.

Context of Jeremiah 52:32

30in his twenty-third year, 745 Jews taken into exile by Nebuzaradan the commander of the imperial guard. There were 4,600 people in all. 31In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah and freed him from prison. 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. 33So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table. 34Day by day the king of Babylon gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived, till the day of his death.

Jeremiah 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.

• And spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• kindlyטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• unto him, and setנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• his throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throne: seatH3678
• aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• of the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• with him in Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894

Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:32

• Proverbs 12:25Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
• Jeremiah 27:6Now I will give all your countries into the hands of my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subject to him.
• Daniel 2:37Your Majesty, you are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory;
• Daniel 5:18“Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 52:32

• Evil-Merodach
• Jehoiachin

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Diet
• Kings, The Books of
• Evil-Merodach
• Feasts and Fasts
• Jehoiachin
• Jeremiah (2)
• Job, Book of
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar

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