The Meaning of Isaiah 22:23 Explained

Isaiah 22:23

KJV: 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.

YLT: And I have fixed him a nail in a stedfast place, And he hath been for a throne of honour To the house of his father.

Darby: And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house:

ASV: And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Isaiah 22:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 22

1  The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem
8  He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy
15  He prophesies Shebna's deprivation
20  And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ

What do the individual words in Isaiah 22:23 mean?

And I will fasten him [as] a peg in a place secure and he will become a throne glorious to house of his father
וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו יָתֵ֖ד בְּמָק֣וֹם נֶאֱמָ֑ן וְהָיָ֛ה לְכִסֵּ֥א כָב֖וֹד לְבֵ֥ית אָבִֽיו

וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו  And  I  will  fasten  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular
Root: תֹּוקְעִים 
Sense: to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast.
יָתֵ֖ד  [as]  a  peg 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָתֵד  
Sense: pin, stake, peg, nail.
בְּמָק֣וֹם  in  a  place 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
נֶאֱמָ֑ן  secure 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אָמַן 
Sense: to support, confirm, be faithful.
וְהָיָ֛ה  and  he  will  become 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְכִסֵּ֥א  a  throne 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
כָב֖וֹד  glorious 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
לְבֵ֥ית  to  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אָבִֽיו  of  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.