King James Version
Isaiah 22:23 in the King James Version says “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.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Isaiah 22:23 · KJV
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.
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.
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.
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. vessels of flagons: or, instruments of viols
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And I will fasten”
H8628to clatter, i.e., slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become
“place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
“in a sure”
H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and he shall be for a glorious”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“to his father's”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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