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he will become a seat of honor for the house of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will fasten him <i>as</i> a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will fasten him <i>as</i> a peg in a secure place, And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will drive him <i>like</i> a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will drive him like a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of glory to his father&#8217s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will drive him <i>like</i> a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will drive him <i>like</i> a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will drive him <i>like</i> a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of honor <i>and</i> glory to his father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will drive him, like a peg, into a firm place. He will be a throne of honor for his father’s family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will drive him, like a peg, into a firm place. He will be a throne of honor for his father&#8217s house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD will make him as firm in his position as a tent peg hammered in the ground, and Eliakim will bring honor to his family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will fasten him firmly in place like a peg, and he will be a source of honor for his father's household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will fasten him firmly in place like a peg, and he will be a source of honor to his whole family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll set him like a peg into a secure place; he will become a throne of honor to his father's house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; he will bring honor and respect to his father's family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father's house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father’s house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have fixed him [as] a nail in a steadfast place, "" And he has been for a throne of glory "" To the house of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I fastened him a peg in a faithful place; and he was for a throne of glory to his father's house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will fasten him like a peg in a trustworthy place. And he will be upon a throne of glory in the house of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will fix him as a peg in a firm place, a seat of honor for his ancestral house; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his ancestral house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall fasten him a stake in a trustworthy place, and he shall be the throne of glory for the house of his father<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place; And he shall be for a throne of honour to his father's house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will make him a ruler in a sure place, and he shall be for a glorious throne of his father's house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/22-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4569" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/22.htm">A Message for Shebna</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: ū·ṯə·qa‘·tîw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">I will drive him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3489.htm" title="3489: yā·ṯêḏ (N-fs) -- A peg, pin. From an unused root meaning to pin through or fast; a peg.">like a peg</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: ne·’ĕ·mān (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To confirm, support. ">into a firm</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bə·mā·qō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and he will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: lə·ḵis·sê (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">a throne</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ḵā·ḇō·wḏ (N-ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">of glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">for the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his father.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the lesser vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a></span><br />To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-19.htm">Matthew 16:19</a></span><br />I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a></span><br />the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a></span><br />“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Zechariah 10:4</a></span><br />The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-24.htm">Job 19:24</a></span><br />by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">1 Peter 2:6</a></span><br />For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a></span><br />built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a></span><br />The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-11.htm">Acts 4:11</a></span><br />This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-10.htm">Mark 12:10</a></span><br />Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-17.htm">Luke 20:17</a></span><br />But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-33.htm">Romans 9:33</a></span><br />as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">1 Corinthians 3:11</a></span><br />For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8</a></b></br> And now for a little space grace hath been <i>shewed</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:11</a></b></br> The words of the wise <i>are</i> as goads, and as nails fastened <i>by</i> the masters of assemblies, <i>which</i> are given from one shepherd.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Zechariah 10:4</a></b></br> Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.</p><p class="hdg">a glorious</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-9.htm">Genesis 45:9-13</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a></b></br> He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, <i>and</i> lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set <i>them</i> among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth <i>are</i> the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/4-14.htm">Esther 4:14</a></b></br> For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, <i>then</i> 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 <i>such</i> a time as this?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/22-19.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Family</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Fasten</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-17.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-5.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Nail</a> <a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Peg</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-9.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-2.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Throne</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Family</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Fasten</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-3.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Nail</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Peg</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Throne</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-15.htm">He prophesies Shebna's deprivation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-20.htm">And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Near Eastern cultures, pegs were used to secure tents, symbolizing a firm foundation. The imagery of a peg driven into a firm place suggests that the individual being referred to will have a secure and established position. This can be seen as a metaphor for God’s sovereign appointment and the assurance of His plans. The context of <a href="/isaiah/22.htm">Isaiah 22</a> involves a prophecy against Shebna, a steward in the royal palace, and the elevation of Eliakim, who is given a position of trust and authority. This imagery is also reminiscent of the messianic prophecies where Christ is seen as the cornerstone, a secure foundation for believers (<a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a>, <a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>).<p><b>and he will be a throne of glory</b><br>The throne symbolizes authority, honor, and governance. In the biblical context, a throne of glory indicates a position of high honor and divine approval. This phrase suggests that Eliakim will be a source of pride and dignity for his family and nation. The throne of glory can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of divine kingship and authority (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>). The imagery of a glorious throne points to the eschatological hope of Christ’s eternal reign, where He will sit on the throne of David, ruling with justice and righteousness (<a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a>, <a href="/revelation/3-21.htm">Revelation 3:21</a>).<p><b>for the house of his father</b><br>This phrase indicates the familial and dynastic implications of Eliakim’s appointment. In the ancient world, family lineage and heritage were crucial for maintaining social and political stability. Eliakim’s elevation would bring honor and stability to his family line, contrasting with Shebna’s disgrace. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ, who brings honor and redemption to the house of David, fulfilling the promises made to David’s lineage (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>, <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a>). The house of his father also reflects the broader theme of God’s covenant faithfulness to His people, ensuring that His purposes are fulfilled through chosen individuals and their families.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shebna.htm">Shebna</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Shebna is the steward being replaced in the broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/22.htm">Isaiah 22</a>. He represents unfaithful leadership.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliakim.htm">Eliakim</a></b><br>The individual being referred to in this verse, Eliakim is appointed as a faithful steward, symbolizing a trustworthy leader who will bring honor to his family.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events are taking place, representing the center of Judah's political and spiritual life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_david.htm">The House of David</a></b><br>The royal lineage to which Eliakim is connected, symbolizing the continuity of God's covenant promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_leadership.htm">Faithful Leadership</a></b><br>Eliakim's appointment as a peg in a firm place symbolizes the importance of faithful and reliable leadership. In our lives, we are called to be trustworthy stewards of the responsibilities God has given us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The imagery of God driving Eliakim like a peg reminds us of God's control and authority over leadership and events. We can trust in His plans and purposes, even when they involve change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_honor.htm">Legacy and Honor</a></b><br>Eliakim's role as a throne of glory for his father's house teaches us about the impact of our actions on our family's legacy. We should strive to bring honor to our families and communities through our conduct.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_foreshadowing.htm">Messianic Foreshadowing</a></b><br>Eliakim's role points forward to Christ, the ultimate faithful steward and leader. As Christians, we are called to emulate Christ's example in our leadership and service.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_angels.htm">What does the Bible say about angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_feast_of_stephen.htm">What does the Bible say about heaven and hell?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'key_of_david'_align_biblically.htm">In Isaiah 22:20–25, how does the “key of David” symbolism align or conflict with other biblical references like Revelation 3:7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_40_22__flat_or_spherical_earth.htm">Isaiah 40:22: Does this 'circle of the earth' imply a flat Earth or a sphere, and how can we be sure of the ancient writer's intended meaning?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place . . .</span>--The word for "nail" is used both for the peg that fastens a tent to the ground, as in the "stakes" of <a href="/isaiah/33-20.htm" title="Look on Zion, the city of our solemnities: your eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.">Isaiah 33:20</a>; <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm" title="Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations: spare not, lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes;">Isaiah 54:2</a>; <a href="/judges/4-21.htm" title="Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.">Judges 4:21</a>, or, as in <a href="/ezekiel/15-3.htm" title="Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?">Ezekiel 15:3</a>, for a nail driven into the wall. Here the context shows that the latter meaning is preferable. It was, as the sequel shows, a symbol of the support upon which others can depend. (Comp. the "nail in his holy place" of <a href="/ezra/9-8.htm" title="And now for a little space grace has been showed 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.">Ezra 9:8</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">He shall be for a glorious throne . . .</span>--Another symbol of sovereignty follows. The form, <span class= "ital">throne of glory, </span>is found in its highest application in <a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm" title="He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts 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 has set the world on them.">1Samuel 2:8</a>, and <a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm" title="Do not abhor us, for your name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of your glory: remember, break not your covenant with us.">Jeremiah 14:21</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/17-12.htm" title="A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.">Jeremiah 17:12</a>. Such a throne, kingly in its state, is to be the pride of the hitherto obscure house of Eliakim. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place</span> (comp. <a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8</a>; <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Zechariah 10:4</a>). The idea intended to be expressed is firmness and fixity of tenure. <span class="cmt_word">He shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house</span> (compare the next verse). All his relations, even the most remote, shall derive honor from him, and bask in the sunshine of his prosperity. So shall all members of the family of God, made sons of God by adoption in Christ, participate in the final glory of Christ in his eternal kingdom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/22-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will drive him</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·qa‘·tîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a peg</span><br /><span class="heb">יָתֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṯêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3489.htm">Strong's 3489: </a> </span><span class="str2">A peg, pin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into a firm</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶאֱמָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(ne·’ĕ·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמָק֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a throne</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכִסֵּ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵis·sê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seat of honor, throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of glory</span><br /><span class="heb">כָב֖וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the house</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his father.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/22-23.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 22:23 I will fasten him like a nail (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 22:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 22:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 22:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 22:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>