Now it cameabout in the thirty-seventhyearof the exileof Jehoiachinkingof Judah,in the twelfthmonth,on the twenty-fifthof the month,that Evil-merodachkingof Babylon,in the [first] yearof his reign,showedfavorto Jehoiachinkingof Judahand broughthim out of prison.
within threemoredaysPharaohwill liftup your headand restoreyou to your office;and you will putPharaoh'scupinto his handaccording to your formercustomwhenyou were his cupbearer.
Thus it cameabout on the thirdday,[which was] Pharaoh'sbirthday,that he madea feastfor allhis servants;and he liftedup the headof the chiefcupbearerand the headof the chiefbakeramonghis servants.
"Whenyou are castdown,you will speakwith confidence,And the humblepersonHe will save.
And nowmy headwill be liftedup abovemy enemiesaroundme, And I will offerin His tentsacrificeswith shoutsof joy;I will sing,yes, I will singpraisesto the LORD.
But You, O LORD,are a shieldaboutme, My glory,and the One who liftsmy head.
The king'sheartis [like] channelsof waterin the handof the LORD;He turnsit whereverHe wishes.
Now Zedekiahthe sonof JosiahwhomNebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonhad madekingin the landof Judah,reignedas kingin placeof Coniahthe sonof Jehoiakim.
