Isaiah 22:23
21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
22 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.
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.
24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
25 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
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.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 36:7
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Read in contextEzra 9:8
And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:8
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
Read in contextZechariah 10:4
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Read in contextRevelation 3:21
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Read in contextLuke 22:29–30
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
Read in contextGenesis 45:9–13
Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
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