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 dress him in your linen robe and fasten it with your belt. I will give him your authority, and he will be like a father to those who live in Jerusalem and to the nation of Judah. 22I will place the key of the house of David around his neck. What he opens no one will shut. What he shuts no one will open. I will fasten him firmly in place like a peg, and he will be a source of honor for his father’s household. 24They will hang on him the whole weight of his father’s household, descendants and offspring and all the little utensils, from bowls to jars of every kind.” 25The Lord of Armies declares, “On that day the peg which I firmly fastened in place will be removed. It will be cut off and will fall, and everything hanging on it will be destroyed.” The Lord has spoken.

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 9:8And now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been kind enough to leave us a few survivors from Babylon and to give us a secure hold on his holy place. Our God has made our eyes light up and has given us new opportunities while we were slaves.
• Ecclesiastes 12:11Words from wise people are like spurs. Their collected sayings are like nails that have been driven in firmly. They come from one shepherd.
• Zechariah 10:4From them will come a cornerstone, from them a tent peg, from them a battle bow, from them every leader.
• Genesis 45:9“Hurry back to my father, and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, “God has made me lord of Egypt. Come here to me right away!
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. “The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s. He has set the world on them.
• Esther 4:14The fact is, even if you remain silent now, someone else will help and rescue the Jews, but you and your relatives will die. And who knows, you may have gained your royal position for a time like this.”
• Esther 10:3Mordecai the Jew was ranked second only to King Xerxes. He was greatly respected by, and popular with, all of the other Jews, since he provided for the good of his people and spoke for the welfare of his fellow Jews.
• Job 36:7He doesn’t take his eyes off righteous people. He seats them on thrones with kings to honor them forever.
• Luke 22:29So as my Father has given me a kingdom, I’m giving it to you.
• Revelation 3:21I will allow everyone who wins the victory to sit with me on my throne, as I have won the victory and have sat down with my Father on his throne.

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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• Shebna
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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