Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he spoke with him kindly and gave his seat above the seats of the kings who [were] with him in Babylon.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Holman Bible
He spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
International Standard Version
He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the other kings who were in Babylon with him.
A Conservative Version
And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
American Standard Version
and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Amplified
He spoke kindly to him and gave him a throne above the thrones of the kings who were [captives] with him in Babylon.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
and he spoke kindly unto him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will speak with him good things, and he will give his throne from above to the throne of the kings which were with him in Babel,
King James 2000
And spoke kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Modern King James verseion
and spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and spake lovingly to him. And set his throne above the thrones of the other kings that were with him in Babylon.
NET Bible
He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
New Heart English Bible
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
The Emphasized Bible
and spake with him comfortable words, - and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon;
Webster
And spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
World English Bible
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
Youngs Literal Translation
and speaketh with him good things, and setteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon,
Themes
Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Interlinear
Dabar
Towb
Nathan
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 52:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Allowance For Jehoiachin
31 {And then} in [the] thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, in [the] twelfth month, on [the] twenty-fifth [day] of the month, Evil-merodach, the king of Babylon, in the [first] year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, and brought him out from {prison}. 32 Then he spoke with him kindly and gave his seat above the seats of the kings who [were] with him in Babylon. 33 So he changed the garments of his imprisonment and he ate food {before him} continually all the days of his life.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in the heart of a man will weigh him down, but a good word will cheer him.
Jeremiah 27:6-11
And now I myself have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and also the animals of the field I have given to him to serve him.
Daniel 2:37
You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power and the might and the glory,
Daniel 5:18-19
{O king}, the Most High God gave the kingdom and the greatness and the glory and the majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your {predecessor}.