22 And the [a]key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder: so he shall open, and no man shall shut: and he shall shut, and no man shall open.

23 And I will fasten him as a [b]nail in a sure place, and he shall be for the throne of glory to his father’s house.

24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, even of the nephews and posterity [c]all small vessels, from the vessels of the cups, even to all the instruments of music.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:22 I will commit unto him the full charge and government of the king’s house.
  2. Isaiah 22:23 I will establish him, and confirm him in his office: of this phrase, read Ezra 9:9.
  3. Isaiah 22:24 Meaning that both small and great that shall come of Eliakim, shall have praise and glory by his faithful officer.

22 I will place on his shoulder(A) the key(B) to the house of David;(C) what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.(D) 23 I will drive him like a peg(E) into a firm place;(F) he will become a seat[a] of honor(G) for the house of his father. 24 All the glory of his family will hang on him: its offspring and offshoots—all its lesser vessels, from the bowls to all the jars.

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  1. Isaiah 22:23 Or throne