KJV King James Version
And [for] his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
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Jeremiah 52:34
And [for] his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And his allowance—a continual allowance—hath been given to him by the king of Babylon, the matter of a day in its day, till the day of his death—all days of his life.
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 52
31 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] Evilmerodach 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,
32 And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that [were] with him in Babylon,
33 And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
34 And [for] his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹH737 · a.ru.chahrationאֲרֻחַת֩H737 · a.ru.chahrationתָּמִ֨ידH8548 · ta.midcontinuallyנִתְּנָה־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveלּ֜וֹH9033 · ohimמֵאֵ֧תH854 · etwithמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingבָּבֶ֛לH894 · ba.velBabylonדְּבַר־H1697 · da.varwordי֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayבְּיוֹמ֖וֹH3117 · yomdayעַד־H5704 · adtillי֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayמוֹת֑וֹH4194 · ma.vetdeathכֹּ֖לH3605 · kolallיְמֵ֥יH3117 · yomdayחַיָּֽיו׃H2416 · chayalive
Cross-references
2 Samuel 9:10Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in [the fruits], that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.Luke 11:3Give us day by day our daily bread.
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