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A Nail in a Sure Place
Commentators explain that the 'nail' in this verse was not a small pin but a large, strong spike or peg built directly into a house's stone wall. It was permanent and designed to hold heavy, valuable items. This powerful image illustrates that the authority God gives to his chosen leader, Eliakim, is stable, secure, and completely reliable because it is established by God himself.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 22:23
18th Century
Theologian
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place - The word ‘nail’ here (יתד yâtēd) properly means a peg, pin, or …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 22:23
19th Century
Bishop
I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place ... —The word for nail is used both for the peg that fastens a tent …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 22:23
16th Century
Theologian
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place. The particle of comparison must be supplied here, and therefore I have inserted the word …
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John Gill
On Isaiah 22:23
17th Century
Pastor
And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place
In a strong part of the wall or timber, where it shall not fail, o…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 22:15–25
17th Century
Minister
This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and security. How vain is all earthly grandeur, which death will so soon end! What will i…