Isaiah 22:23
And I will fasten him as a tent-nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a chair of honor to his father's house.
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Genesis 45:9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus hath said thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, tarry not.
Ezra 9:8And now for a little moment hath grace been extended from the Lord our God, to preserve us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God might enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was the second in rank after king Achashverosh, and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the multitude of his brethren, a promoter of good to his people, and speaking peace to all its seed.
Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails fastened [are the words of] the men of the assemblies, which are given by one shepherd.
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 →