Jeremiah 52 · Verse 32

Jeremiah 52:32

And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Jeremiah 52:32, King James Version

Jeremiah 52:32 in other translations

BSBAnd he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
WEBHe spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
ASVand he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
YLTand speaketh with him good things, and setteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon,
DARBYand he spoke kindly unto him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
BBEAnd he said kind words to him and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
WebsterAnd spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

What does Jeremiah 52:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
32. set his throne above--a mark of respect. the kings--The Hebrew text reads (the other) "kings." "The kings" is a Masoretic correction.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 Spake 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 52:31-34

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…

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Jeremiah 52:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696
אִתּ֖וֹ'i.Towith himH854
טֹב֑וֹתto.VotgoodH2896
וַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.Tenand he putH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כִּסְא֔וֹkis.'Oseat hisH3678
מִמַּ֗עַלmi.Ma.'alfrom aboveH4605
לְכִסֵּ֧אle.khi.Se'<to> [the] seat ofH3678
הַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.khimthe kingsH4428
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
אִתּ֖וֹ'i.To[were] with himH854
בְּבָבֶֽל\׃be.va.Velin BabylonH894

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 52:32

  • Proverbs 12:25

    Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

  • Daniel 2:37

    Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

  • Daniel 5:18-19

    O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

  • Jeremiah 27:6-11

    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 have I given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him. And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the Lord, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
kindly unto him. Heb. good things with him.
Pr 12:25
set.Gave him a more respectable seat than any of the captive princes.
27:6-11; Da 2:37; 5:18,19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 52:31

    And 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,

  • Jeremiah 52:32

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

  • Jeremiah 52:33

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

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Jeremiah 52:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y habló con él amigablemente, é hizo poner su silla sobre las sillas de los reyes que estaban con él en Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il lui parla avec bonté, et mit son trône au-dessus du trône des rois qui étaient avec lui à Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er redete gütig mit ihm und setzte seinen Stuhl über den Stuhl der Könige, die bei ihm in Babel waren;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et locutus est cum eo bona, et posuit thronum ejus super thronos regum qui erant post se in Babylone.