KJV 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.
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Isaiah 22:23
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I have fixed him a nail in a stedfast place, And he hath been for a throne of honour To the house of his father.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 22
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
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.
23 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].
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Ezra 9:8And 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.Job 36:7He 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.1 Samuel 2:8He 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.Zechariah 10:4Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.Revelation 3:21To 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.Luke 22:29-30And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.Esther 4:14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, [then] shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for [such] a time as this?Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew [was] next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.Genesis 45:9-13Haste 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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