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.
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And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-25)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; but by the accomplishment of what was foretold concerning these particular persons God designed to…
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