They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all the pitchers.
Parallel translations
- KJV And 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.
- BSB So they will hang on him the whole burden of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the lesser vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.
- NKJV ‘They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the posterity, all vessels of small quantity, from the cups to all the pitchers.
- NASB So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the descendants, all the least of vessels, from bowls to all the jars.
- NLT They will give him great responsibility, and he will bring honor to even the lowliest members of his family.”
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Quick answer
Eliakim's family and dependents will lean their whole weight upon his standing. The honor and burden of the house will rest on this one man.
Overview
All the family's vessels, great and small, hang on the single peg, picturing how many depend on one leader. The image warns that even a God-given office can be overloaded by human reliance. It foreshadows the difference between a finite servant and Christ, on whom God's people may rest their full weight forever.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- John 5:22–27For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
- John 20:21–23Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”
- Matt 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Dan 6:1–3It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
- 2 Tim 2:20–21Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.
- Gen 41:44–45Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
- Gen 47:11–25Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
- Rom 9:22–23What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,
- Ezek 15:3Will wood be taken of it to make anything? Will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?
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