Isaiah 22:22

Isaiah 22:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
• New International Version (NIV)I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David. He shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open.

Context of Isaiah 22:22

20Then it will come about on that day, That I will summon My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, 21And I will clothe him with your tunic And tie your sash securely around him. I will hand your authority over to him, And he will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Then I will put the key of the house of David on his shoulder; When he opens, no one will shut, When he shuts, no one will open. 23I will drive him like a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house. 24So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the descendants, all the least of vessels, from bowls to all the jars.

Isaiah 22:22 word by word

וְנָתַתִּ֛י מַפְתֵּ֥חַ בֵּית־דָּוִ֖ד עַל־שִׁכְמ֑וֹ וּפָתַח֙ וְאֵ֣ין סֹגֵ֔ר וְסָגַ֖ר וְאֵ֥ין פֹּתֵֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

• Then I will putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the keyמַפְתֵּחַmaphtêach · keyH4668
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• on his shoulderשְׁכֶםshekem · shoulderH7926
• When he opensפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• will shutסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462

Cross-references for Isaiah 22:22

• Matthew 16:18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
• Revelation 1:18and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
• Job 12:14Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a person, and there is no release.
• Matthew 18:18Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.
• Revelation 3:7“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:

Commentaries on Isaiah 22:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder - As the robe and the baldric, mentioned in the preceding verse, were the ensigns of power and authority, so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil. The priestess of Juno is said to be the key-bearer of the goddess, ̔· Aeschyl. Suppl. 299. A female high in office under a great queen has the same title: - . "Callithoe was the key-bearer of the Olympian queen." Auctor…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22And the key - A key is that by which a house is locked or opened. To possess that is, therefore, to have free access to it, or control over it. Thus we give possession of a house by giving the “key” into the hands of a purchaser, implying that it is his; that he has free access to it; that he can close it when he pleases, and that no other one, without his permission, has the right of access to it. Of the house of David - Of the house which David built…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. 22The key to the house of David represents a high position of honor in the royal court (see also Revelation 3:7). What he opens… what he shuts: The highest-ranking officer has the sole authority to grant access to the king (compare Matthew 16:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. key--emblem of his office over the house; to "open" or "shut"; access rested with him. upon ... shoulder--So keys are carried sometimes in the East, hanging from the kerchief on the shoulder. But the phrase is rather figurative for sustaining the government on one's shoulders. Eliakim, as his name implies, is here plainly a type of the God-man Christ, the son of "David," of whom Isaiah (Is 9:6) uses the same language as the former clause of this…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 22:22

• David
• Isaiah
• Jesus Continued
• Key
• Types

In the dictionaries

• David
• house of David
• house, household, house of Israel, house of David
• Discover
• Eat
• Eliakim
• Hew
• Key
• Sennacherib
• Shebna

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