Jeremiah 52:33
in Jeremiah 52So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:
KJV
And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
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This verse in Jeremiah 52
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd 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.
This site's exposition
in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin
on Jeremiah 52:31-34
Verses 31 to 34 match 2 Kings 25:27-30 almost word for word, a new Babylonian king lifting Jehoiachin's head out of prison, changing his prison garments, and setting his throne above the other captive kings who were with him. The kindness is small against forty years of siege and burning, yet the bench reads it as the book's chosen last word, a captive Davidic king given a permanent place at a pagan table years before Cyrus ever issues a decree. Jehoiachin eats bread before the king continually, all the days of his life, and the book closes on that open phrase, the exile still running when the last word is written.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
1 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the L ORD , according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
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The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשִׁנָּ֕ה | veshinah | and he changed | H8138 → | |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בִּגְדֵ֣י | bigdei | [the] clothes of | H899 → | 217 times |
| כִלְא֑וֹ | khilo | imprisonment his | H3608 → | 10 times |
| וְאָכַ֨ל | veakhal | and he ate | H398 → | 810 times |
| לֶ֧חֶם | lechem | food | H3899 → | 298 times |
| לְפָנָ֛יו | lefanav | <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| תָּמִ֖יד | tamid | continually | H8548 → | 104 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יְמֵ֥י | yemei | [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| חַיָּֽו׃ | chaiyav | life his | H2416 → | 498 times |
וְשִׁנָּ֕הand he changed
veshinahH8138 →
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
בִּגְדֵ֣י[the] clothes of
bigdeiH899 →217 times
כִלְא֑וֹimprisonment his
khiloH3608 →10 times
וְאָכַ֨לand he ate
veakhalH398 →810 times
לֶ֧חֶםfood
lechemH3899 →298 times
לְפָנָ֛יו<to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 times
תָּמִ֖ידcontinually
tamidH8548 →104 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יְמֵ֥י[the] days of
yemeiH3117 →2304 times
חַיָּֽו׃life his
chaiyavH2416 →498 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Samuel 9:7“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 9:3
So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 9:1
Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
- 2 Samuel 19:28
For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have…
- 1 Kings 2:7
But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 9:3
Through
1 Kings 2:7But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 9:7
“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 9:7
Through
Genesis 41:14So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
it leads to
- Daniel 2:25
Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
- Daniel 2:25
Through
Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
it leads to
- Daniel 5:29
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
- Daniel 5:7
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be…
- Daniel 5:29
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.