Jeremiah 52:33

Jeremiah 52:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
• New International Version (NIV)So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life.

Context of Jeremiah 52:33

31In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on March 31 of that year. 32He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon. He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to dine in the king’s presence for the rest of his life. 34So the Babylonian king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived. This continued until the day of his death.

Jeremiah 52:33 word by word

וְשִׁנָּ֕ה אֵ֖ת בִּגְדֵ֣י כִלְא֑וֹ וְאָכַ֨ל לֶ֧חֶם לְפָנָ֛יו תָּמִ֖יד כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And changedשָׁנָהshânâh · to changeH8138
• his prisonכֶּ֫לֶאkele' · prisonH3608
• garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and he did continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: allowanceH3899
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• him all the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of his lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416

Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:33

• Genesis 41:14Pharaoh sent for Joseph at once, and he was quickly brought from the prison. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he went in and stood before Pharaoh.
• Psalms 30:11You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.
• Zechariah 3:4So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said, “See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.”
• 2 Samuel 9:7“Don’t be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king’s table!”
• 1 Kings 2:7“Be kind to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead. Make them permanent guests at your table, for they took care of me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33And changed his prison garments - That is, Jehoiachin changed his own garments, that he might be suited in that respect to the state of his elevation. Kings also, in token of favor, gave caftans or robes to those whom they wish to honor. And he did continually eat bread before him - Was a constant guest at the king's table.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. 3333. changed ... garments--gave him garments suitable to a king. did ... eat bread before him--(2Sa 9:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 52:33

• Evil-Merodach
• Jehoiachin

In the dictionaries

• Prison Garments
• Diet
• Jehoiachin
• Kings, The Books of
• Evil-Merodach
• Feasts and Fasts
• Jeremiah (2)
• Job, Book of
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar
• Punishments

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