Jeremiah 52:31

And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year after that Jehoiakim king of Judah had been carried away captive, in the twelfth month, on the four and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year in which he began to reign, raised the head of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and shaved him, and brought him out of the house where he was kept,

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In The King James Version

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,

In Context

32and spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the kings that were with him in Babylon,

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Cross References

Genesis 40:20And it came to pass on the third day that it was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he made a banquet for all his servants, and he remembered the office of the cupbearer and the office of the baker in the midst of his servants.

Job 22:29Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, 1 But he shall save him that is of lowly eyes. 1

Psalms 27:6Blessed be the Lord, for he has hearkened to the voice of my petition. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 52:25-31

The Babylonish Captivity. ( b. c. 588.) 24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. 26 So… Read the whole commentary →

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