32 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
32 And spake kindly
32 And he spoke kindly to him, and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
32 The king treated him most courteously and gave him preferential treatment beyond anything experienced by the political prisoners held in Babylon.
32 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
32 He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 52:32
Commentary on Jeremiah 52:31-34
(Read Jeremiah 52:31-34)
See this history of king Jehoiachin in 2 Kings 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 all the enemies of the church.