But now, finally, you have been kind to us. You have let a few of us escape captivity and come to live in this holy place. Lord, you gave us new life and relief from our slavery.
Isaiah 22:23 - Easy To Read Version I will make him strong like a nail that is hammered into a very strong board. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I will fasten him like a peg or nail in a firm place; and he will become a throne of honor and glory to his father's house. American Standard Version (1901) And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father’s house. Common English Bible I will fasten him securely like a tent peg, and he will be a throne of honor for his ancestors’ house. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will fasten him like a peg in a trustworthy place. And he will be upon a throne of glory in the house of his father. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place: and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father. |
But now, finally, you have been kind to us. You have let a few of us escape captivity and come to live in this holy place. Lord, you gave us new life and relief from our slavery.
Mordecai the Jew was second in importance to King Xerxes. Mordecai was the most important man among the Jews. And his fellow Jews respected him very much. They respected Mordecai because he worked hard for the good of his people. And Mordecai brought peace for all of the Jews.
If you keep quiet now, help and freedom for the Jews will come from another place. But you and your father’s family will all die. And who knows, maybe you have been chosen to be the queen for such a time as this?”
God watches over people who live right.\par He lets good people be rulers.\par God gives good people honor forever.\par
Words from wise men are like sharp sticks that people use to make their animals go the right way. Those teachings are like strong pegs that won’t break. \{You can trust those teachings to show you the right way to live.\} Those wise teachings all come from the same Shepherd (God).
All the honored and important things of his father’s house will hang on him. All the adults and little children will depend on him. Those people will be like small dishes and large water bottles hanging on him.
“At that time, the nail (Shebna) that is now hammered into a very strong board will become weak and it will break. That nail will fall to the ground and all the things hanging on that nail will be destroyed. Then everything I said in this message will happen.” \{(Those things will happen because the Lord said them.)
“The cornerstone, the tent peg, the war bow, and the advancing soldiers will all come \{from Judah\} together.
“I will let every person that wins the victory sit with me on my throne. It was the same with me. I won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne.
The Lord raises poor people from the dust. He takes away their sadness. [22] The Lord makes poor people important. He seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The Lord made the whole world! And the whole world belongs to him! [23]