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Isaiah 22:25 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 22 · verse 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.Isaiah 22:25 · King James Version
Isaiah 22:25 in context
23And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
24And 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.
25In 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fastenedtâqaʻto clatterH8628 →
- removedmûwshto withdrawH4185 →
- saithnᵉʼuman oracleH5002 →
- hoststsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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We have here a prophecy concerning the displacing of Shebna, a great officer at court, and the preferring of Eliakim to the post of honour and trust that he was in. Such changes are common in the courts of princes; it is therefore strange that so much notice should be taken of it by the prophet here;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-25