Isaiah 22:23

And I will make him a ruler in a sure place, and he shall be for a glorious throne of his father’s house.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22And I will give him the glory of David; and he shall rule, and there shall be none to speak against him: and I will give him the key of the house of David upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and there shall be none to shut; and he shall shut, and there shall be none to open.

24And every one that is glorious in the house of his father shall trust in him, from the least to the greatest; and they shall depend upon him in that day.

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Cross References

Genesis 45:9Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not.

Ezra 9:8And now our God has dealt mercifully with us, so as to leave us to escape, and to give us an establishment in the place of his sanctuary, to enlighten our eyes, and to give a little quickening in our servitude.

Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are as goads, 1 And as nails firmly fastened, 1 Which have been given from one shepherd by agreement. 1

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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