Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
clothe	וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יו ve.hil.bash.Tiv	H3847	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
robe	כֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָ ku.ta.ne.Te.kha	H3801	a shirt · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
strengthen	אֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּ 'a.chaz.ze.Ke.nu	H2388	to fasten upon · verb, piel imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
girdle	וְאַבְנֵֽטְךָ֙ ve.'av.ne.te.Kha	H73	a belt · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
commit	אֶתֵּ֣ן 'e.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
government	וּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖ u.mem.shel.te.Kha	H4475	rule · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיָד֑וֹ be.ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
father	לְאָ֛ב le.'Av	H1	father · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
inhabitants	לְיוֹשֵׁ֥ב le.yo.Shev	H3427	properly · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
house	וּלְבֵ֥ית u.le.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָֽה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler througho…
Genesis 41:42-43 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain…
1 Samuel 18:4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and…
Esther 8:2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Esther 8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment o…
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:15–end

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 confirm his word in the mouth of Isaiah concerning other and greater events; and it is likewise to show that, as God has burdens in store for those nations and kingdoms abroad that are open enemies to his church and people, so he has for those particular persons at home that are false friends to th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:21

thy robe--of office. girdle--in which the purse was carried, and to it was attached the sword; often adorned with gold and jewels. father--that is, a counsellor and friend.

John Gill on Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with thy robe,.... The same he wore, or rather one like unto it, which was a badge and token of his office. If he was a priest, as the Jews say, this was his priestly robe, by which the high priest was distinguished from others; but he rather seems to be a civil officer, who wore a garment suitable to it, and distinctive of it; in which he was a type of Christ, invested with the priestly, or rather with the kingly office, crowned with glory and honour; and who is seen among his churches, clothed with a garment down to the feet, Revelation 1:13, and strengthen him with thy girdle: which was a symbol both of power and of strength; both priests and princes had their girdl…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him. He now explains more fully what he had briefly noticed in the former verse, that it was only by the purpose of God that Shebna was deposed, in order that Eliakim might succeed him. It is true, indeed, that all the changes that happen in the world are directed by the providence of God; for he "girds kings with a girdle," as we are told in the book of Job, "and ungirds them, according to his pleasure." (Job 12:18.) A witty saying was at one time current about the Roman emperors, "that they were theatrical kings;" because, as players, who perform their parts in the theater, no sooner have laid aside the rank of a king, than they presently become poor mechanics; so the emp…

Dictionary and topics

Dress — (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah’s dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings 1:8). The…
Eliakim — Whom God will raise up. (1.) The son of Melea (Luke 3:30), and probably grandson of Nathan. (2.) The son of Abiud, of the posterity of Zerubbabel (Matt. 1:13). (3.) The son of Hilkiah, who was sent…
Girdle — (1.) Heb. hagor, a girdle of any kind worn by soldiers (1 Sam. 18:4; 2 Sam. 20:8; 1 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 3:21) or women (Isa. 3:24). (2.) Heb. ‘ezor, something “bound,” worn by prophets (2 Kings 1:8;…
Sennacherib — Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Shebna — Tender youth, “treasurer” over the house in the reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On account of his pride he was ejected from his office, and Eliakim was promoted to it…
Girdle · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Girdles · Used for: Strengthening the loins — Used for: Strengthening the loins
Types Of Christ · Eliakim — Eliakim

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 22:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:21

John Gill on Isaiah 22:21

John Calvin on Isaiah 22:21

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 22:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:21

John Gill on Isaiah 22:21

John Calvin on Isaiah 22:21

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 22:20-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 22:21

Rashi on Isaiah 22:20