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Jeremiah 52:32

What does Jeremiah 52:32 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 52:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he said kind words to him and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and speaketh with him good things, and setteth his throne above the throne of the kings who <FI>are<Fi> with him in Babylon,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he spoke kindly to him, and he set his throne above the thrones of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and he spoke kindly unto him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

Context

v.31And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth 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 forth out of prison;

v.32This passage

v.33and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Daniel 5:18

    O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:

  • Proverbs 12:25

    Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.

  • Jeremiah 27:6

    And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him.

  • Daniel 2:37

    Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

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