Isaiah 22:24

And all the glory of his father's family will be hanging on him, all their offspring, every small vessel, even the cups and the basins.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

23And I will put him like a nail in a safe place; and he will be for a seat of glory to his father's family.

25In that day, says the Lord of armies, will the nail fixed in a safe place give way; and it will be cut down, and in its fall the weight hanging on it will be cut off, for the Lord has said it.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:44Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 47:12And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.

Daniel 6:1\5:31\And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.

John 5:22The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;

Romans 9:22What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:16-25

The Downfall of Shebna; The Advancement of Eliakim. ( b. c. 714.) 15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, 16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth a habitation for himself in a rock? 17 Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee. 18 He will surely violently turn and… Read the whole commentary →

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