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,
• 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 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 the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred and forty-five persons. All the persons were four thousand six hundred. 31Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 33So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. 34And as for his provisions, there was a regular ration given him by the king of Babylon, a portion for each day until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

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 in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.
• Jeremiah 27:6And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant; and the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him.
• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory;
• Daniel 5:18O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor.

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