Evil-merodach is the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar. It is probable, that the now 55-year-old Jehoiachin was not the only person who was freed from prison; an ascension to the throne was often accompanied by a general amnesty. And yet, for God’s people this generates hope, as it shows that God does not leave his people. There is a future for the house of David, so much even that the Lord will also fulfill the promise that at some point the great Son from the house of David will come, right through all suppression the people experience.
27 La trente-septième année de la captivité de Jojakin, roi de Juda, le vingt-septième jour du douzième mois, Evil-Merodac, roi de Babylone, dans la première année de son règne, releva la tête de Jojakin, roi de Juda, et le tira de prison.