And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place - The word 'nail' here (יתד yâtēd) means properly a peg, pin, or spike; and is applied often to the pins or ...

Isaiah presents a prophecy against the city of Jerusalem: "the valley of vision." The prophet condemns the people for partying, perhaps following an astonishing ...

It denotes the stability and continuance of his government, and of the strength and support he should be of unto others; and well agrees with Christ his ...

Isaiah is talking about a person who will be established as a strong and trustworthy leader, like a nail that is firmly secured in place.

This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and security; what vanity is all earthly grandeur, which death will so soon end!

Thus, the meaning is that God fastened Eliakim like a nail into the “secure place” of the house of David, and he would serve as a trustworthy implement in ...

Those who, when they are in power, turn and toss others, will be justly turned and tossed themselves when their day shall come to fall. Many who have thought ... Clarke's Commentary · Smith's Bible Commentary

It is the sin of ignoring God, of refusing to humble yourself before the LORD and repent. Jerusalem was doing everything except the essential thing they had to ...

23 The LORD will set him firmly in place like a peg that is driven into a wall. He will hold a position of honor in his family. Isaiah 22:23 Meaning and ...