seven and thirtieth year. Compare 2 Kings 25:27. See App-50.

Jehoiachin. Elsewhere in this book called "Jeconiah" (Jeremiah 24:1; Jeremiah 29:2), or "Coniah" (Jeremiah 22:24; Jeremiah 22:28).

five and twentieth. The order given then, but probably not carried out till the "seven and twentieth", according to 2 Kings 25:27.

Evil-merodach. The son of Nebuchadnezzar.

lifted up the head. Hebrew idiom for releasing. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 40:13; Genesis 40:20).

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