Jeremiah 52:31-34
Expanded Bible
Jehoiachin Is Set Free
31 Jehoiachin king of Judah was in prison in Babylon for thirty-seven years. The year Evil-Merodach became king of Babylon [C a son of Nebuchadnezzar, he ruled 562–560 bc] he let Jehoiachin king of Judah out of ·prison [L house of confinement]. He set Jehoiachin free on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month [C March 31, 561 bc]. 32 Evil-Merodach spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a seat of honor above the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon [C he honored him above other defeated vassal kings]. 33 So Jehoiachin put away his prison clothes, and for the rest of his life, he ate at the king’s table. 34 Every day the king of Babylon gave Jehoiachin an allowance. This lasted as long as he lived, until the day Jehoiachin died.
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Jeremiah 52:31-34
New American Standard Bible
31 (A)Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, that [a]Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, [b](B)showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. 32 (C)Then he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 33 So [c]Jehoiachin (D)changed his prison clothes, and [d](E)had his meals in [e]the king’s presence regularly all the days of his life. 34 And as his allowance, a (F)regular allowance was given to him by the king of Babylon, a portion for each day, all the days of his life until the day of his death.
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- Jeremiah 52:31 Or Awil-Marduk (“Man of Marduk”)
- Jeremiah 52:31 Lit lifted up the head of
- Jeremiah 52:33 Lit he
- Jeremiah 52:33 Lit ate bread
- Jeremiah 52:33 Lit his presence
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