I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father’s house.
- 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.
- NKJV I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place, And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house.
- NASB “I will drive him like a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house.
- NLT He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall.
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Quick answer
God will firmly establish Eliakim like a peg driven into a solid wall, making him a place of honor for his family. It pictures a faithful steward set in place by God's own appointing.
Overview
Replacing the self-serving Shebna, Eliakim is promised a secure office under God's hand. The image of a fastened nail bearing weight reliably speaks of trustworthy leadership granted by the Lord. Christ, the truly faithful Steward over God's house, is the one on whom all glory may safely hang without failure.
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- Job 36:7He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
- Ezra 9:8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
- Zech 10:4The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
- 1 Sam 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
- Eccl 12:11The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
- Rev 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- Luke 22:29–30And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,
- Gen 45:9–13Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
- Esth 4:14For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
- Esth 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
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