Jehoiachin Released from Prison^(A)

^31 (B)Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that ^[a]Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, ^(C)lifted^[b] up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison.

Jehoiachin Released from Prison^(A)

^27 (B)Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that ^[a]Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, ^(C)released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. ²⁸ He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. ²⁹ So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ^(D)ate ^[b]bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. ³⁰ And as for his ^[c]provisions, there was a ^[d]regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.

The Lord Considers the Heart

¹³ Now within three days Pharaoh will ^(A)lift up your head and restore you to your ^[a]place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler.

²⁰ Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s ^(A)birthday, that he ^(B)made a feast for all his servants; and he ^(C)lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.