Isaiah 22:23

Isaiah 22:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
• New International Version (NIV)I will drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will become a seat of honor for the house of his father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father's house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place, And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house.

Context of Isaiah 22:23

21I will put on him your special clothes. I will tie your belt round him. I will give your authority to him. Then Eliakim will become like a father to the people in Jerusalem and the people in Judah. 22I will give the key of David's royal family to him. He will have complete authority. Any door that he opens, nobody may close it. Any door that he closes, nobody may open it. I will fix him strongly in his place, like a peg in a strong wall. Because of him, people will respect and praise his father's family. 24His children and his family will become more important because of him. They will be like bowls, cups and jars that hang on him as the strong peg.’ 25The Lord Almighty says, ‘When the time comes, the strong peg will fall out of the wall. I will cut it down and it will fall. Then all the things that hang on it will fall down as well.’ That is what the Lord has said.

Isaiah 22:23 word by word

וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו יָתֵ֖ד בְּמָק֣וֹם נֶאֱמָ֑ן וְהָיָ֛ה לְכִסֵּ֥א כָב֖וֹד לְבֵ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will fastenתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• a nailיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
• in a sureאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• and he shall be for a gloriousכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throne: seatH3678
• to his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for Isaiah 22:23

• Ezra 9:8But now, for a short time, the Lord our God has been kind to us. He has let some of us remain alive. He has given us a safe place to live in this holy place. He has made our lives happier. He has given us rest from work as slaves.
• Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of wise people are like sharp sticks that a farmer uses to move his animals along. Their messages are like strong nails in a piece of wood. It is God, our one Shepherd, who gives these messages to us.
• Zechariah 10:4From Judah's descendants will come a strong leader. He is like a strong stone at the corner of a building. He is like a strong peg in a wall. He is like a bow that is ready to shoot arrows. Every strong ruler will come from Judah's descendants.
• Genesis 45:9Now hurry back to my father. Say to him, “This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord over all Egypt. Come here to me. Come now.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises up weak people from the ground. He lifts poor people up out of the dirt. He makes them become friends of princes. He puts them in places of honour. The deep places of the earth belong to the Lord. He built the world on a strong foundation.
• Esther 4:14You must speak now on behalf of all the Jewish people. If you do not, they will receive help from another place to make them safe and free. Then you and your father's family will come to an end. But I think that perhaps you have become queen so that you can help at a time like this.’
• Esther 10:3The Jewish man, Mordecai, was the most important Jew in the whole kingdom. Only King Xerxes himself had more authority than Mordecai. The other Jews respected Mordecai because he worked hard to help them. He made sure that all his people could live safely.
• Job 36:7He takes care of righteous people. He gives them authority to rule like kings. He gives them honour for ever.
• Luke 22:29So now I tell you that you will rule with me. My Father has said that I will rule with him in his kingdom. I also say to you that you will rule with me.
• Revelation 3:21Everyone who wins against Satan will come to sit with me on my throne where I rule. I won against my enemies. Then I sat down with my Father on his throne. I will give you the same authority.

Commentaries on Isaiah 22:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23A nail - In ancient times, and in the eastern countries, as the way of life, so the houses, were much more simple than ours at present. They had not that quantity and variety of furniture, nor those accommodations of all sorts, with which we abound. It was convenient and even necessary for them, and it made an essential part in the building of a house, to furnish the inside of the several apartments with sets of spikes, nails, or large pegs, upon which to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place - The word nail‘ here (יתד yâtēd ) means properly a peg, pin, or spike; and is applied often to the pins or large spikes which were used to drive into the ground to fasten the cords of tents. It is also applied to the nails or spikes which are driven into walls, and on which are suspended the garments or the utensils of a family. In ancient times, every house was furnished with a large number of these…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and security; what vanity is all earthly grandeur, which death will so soon end! What will it avail, whether we are laid in a magnificent tomb, or covered with the green sod? Those who, when in power, turn and toss others, will be justly turned and tossed themselves. Eliakim should be put into Shebna's place. Those called to places of trust and power, should seek to God for grace to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-25Shebna and Eliakim were two royal officials in King Hezekiah’s court (see 2 Kings 18:18; 19:2). Shebna believed the Assyrians would surely kill him. So he planned for a well-decorated burial place (Isaiah 22:16). Although the rebuke of Shebna happened before Assyria’s siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC (see Isaiah 22:19–21; 36:3), it relates well to the warnings in 22:1–13 about the later Babylonian siege.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. nail ... sure place--Large nails or pegs stood in ancient houses on which were suspended the ornaments of the family. The sense is: all that is valuable to the nation shall rest securely on him. In Ezr 9:8 "nail" is used of the large spike driven into the ground to fasten the cords of the tent to. throne--resting-place to his family, as applied to Eliakim; but "throne," in the strict sense, as applied to Messiah, the antitype (Lu 1:32, 33).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 22:23

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In the dictionaries

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• Evil
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Commentaries on Isaiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings