Isaiah 22:21

New American Bible - revised edition

I will clothe him with your robe, gird him with your sash, confer on him your authority. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

Cross References

Genesis 45:8

So it was not really you but God who had me come here; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his household, and ruler over the whole land of Egypt.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the poor; the complaint of the stranger I pursued,

Ezekiel 23:15

with sashes tied about their waists, flowing turbans on their heads, all looking like chariot warriors, images of Babylonians, natives of Chaldea.

1 Samuel 18:4

Jonathan took off the cloak he was wearing and handed it over to David, along with his military dress, even his sword, bow, and belt.