Isa 22:23 | JFB | STEP | 23. nail . . . sure place —Large nails or pegs stood in ancient houses on which were suspended the ornaments of the family. The sense is: all that is valuable to the nation shall rest securely on him. In "nail" is used of the large spike driven into the ground to fasten the cords of the tent to. throne —resting-place to his family, as applied to Eliakim; but "throne," in the strict sense, as applied to Messiah, the antitype ( ).

Isaiah 22:23

23. nail . . . sure place—Large nails or pegs stood in ancient houses on which were suspended the ornaments of the family. The sense is: all that is valuable to the nation shall rest securely on him. In Ezr 9:8 "nail" is used of the large spike driven into the ground to fasten the cords of the tent to.

throne—resting-place to his family, as applied to Eliakim; but "throne," in the strict sense, as applied to Messiah, the antitype (Lu 1:32, 33).