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21     To take over and assume your authority and office.
        I will clothe him in your royal robes and fasten your sash securely around him.
    He will be a father to the people:
        He will have authority over Jerusalem and Judah.
22     I will grant him the key to David’s royal house and
        no one can shut what he opens;
        no one can open what he shuts.
23     I will attach him securely like a peg to that house,
        and he will bring honor to his father and his family.

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21 I will clothe him with your robe and fasten your sash(A) around him and hand your authority(B) over to him. He will be a father to those who live in Jerusalem and to the people of Judah. 22 I will place on his shoulder(C) the key(D) to the house of David;(E) what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.(F) 23 I will drive him like a peg(G) into a firm place;(H) he will become a seat[a] of honor(I) for the house of his father.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:23 Or throne