Jeremiah 52:34

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 52:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
Jeremiah 52:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 52

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
34and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And [for] his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, etc.] This seems to design not food only, and for himself, which he had daily at the king’s table, but all necessary provisions for himself, family, and servants: every day a portion, until the day of his death, all the days of his life; that is, of Jeconiah’s; how long he lived after this is not known; he was now fifty five years of age, and cannot be thought to have lived a great while after, having been imprisoned so many years; and it is certain he did not live to the return from the captivity. Of the death of Zedekiah we have no account, only that he died in prison. The Jews sayf1127 he died at this very…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“every day a portion--rather, "its portion," (compare Kg1 8:59, Margin). Next: Lamentations Introduction”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“All the days of his life - Here ends the history of the kingdom of Judah. I shall only observe the severe judgment of God upon this people, whose kingdom was made up of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and half the tribe of Manasseh. In the numbering of the persons belonging to these two tribes, Num 1:27, Num 1:35, Num 1:37, (counting half of the number of the tribe of Manasseh) we find one hundred twenty - six thousand one hundred: Num 26:22, Num 26:34, Num 26:41, we find of them one hundred forty - eight thousand four hundred and fifty. Here, Jer 52:30, we find no more of them carried into captivity, than four thousand and six hundred. From whence we may judge what a multitude of them…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“there was: Sa2 9:10; Mat 6:11 every day a portion: Heb. the matter of the day in his day, Luk 11:3 Next: Lamentations Chapter 1”
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