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Isaiah 22:21

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 22:21

Verse 21 of 25

Scripture focus

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.

Isaiah 22:21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 22:21

Theological / Devotional

Clothe him. Eliakim was to be given Shebna’s position, together with the robe and girdle, the insignia of office. This prediction soon came to pass (Isa. 36:22; cf. Prov. 16:18; Dan. 4:37; Luke 14:11). He shall be a father. Unlike Shebna, Eliakim was to exercise his office wisely, ailing for the good of the people and proving to be “a father” to them in their time of need. Nothing is known of his later activities other than the fact that he was head of the delegation that treated with Sennacherib’s envoys who came to demand the surrender of Jerusalem (ch. 36:11, 22).

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