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Isaiah 22:23

21 I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

22 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.

I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.

24 So they will hang on him the whole burden of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the lesser vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.

25 In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.
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.
WEB
I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father’s house.
ASV
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father`s house.
DARBY
And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house:
BLB
And I will fasten him like a peg in a place [that] is firm, and he will become as a throne of glory to the house of his father.
ÅB
Og jeg vil feste ham som en nagle på et sikkert sted, og han skal bli et æressete for sin fars hus.
OTB
Jeg vil drive ham som en nagle inn på et fast sted; han vil bli en ærestrone for sin fars hus.
B1930
Og jeg vil feste ham som en nagle på et sikkert sted, og han skal bli et æressete for sin fars hus.

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Cross references

  • Job 36:7

    He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

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  • Ezra 9:8

    But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:8

    He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

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  • Zechariah 10:4

    The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:11

    The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

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  • Revelation 3:21

    To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

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  • Luke 22:29–30

    And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,

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  • Genesis 45:9–13

    Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

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