Isaiah 22:23

22:23 I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; ¹  he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family. ² 

Isaiah 54:2

54:2 Make your tent larger,

stretch your tent curtains farther out! ³ 

Spare no effort,

lengthen your ropes,

and pound your stakes deep. ⁴ 

Isaiah 22:25

22:25 “At that time,” ⁵  says the Lord who commands armies, “the peg fastened into a solid place will come loose. It will be cut off and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off.” ⁶  Indeed, ⁷  the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 33:20

33:20 Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals!

You ⁸  will see Jerusalem, ⁹ 

a peaceful settlement,

a tent that stays put; ¹⁰ 

its stakes will never be pulled up;

none of its ropes will snap in two.

[22:23]  ¹ sn The metaphor depicts how secure his position will be.

[22:23]  ² tn Heb “and he will become a glorious throne for the house of his father.”

[54:2]  ³ tn Heb “the curtains of our dwelling places let them stretch out.”

[54:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “your stakes strengthen.”

[22:25]  ⁵ tn Or “In that day” (KJV).

[22:25]  ⁶ sn Eliakim’s authority, though seemingly secure, will eventually be removed, and with it his family’s prominence.

[22:25]  ⁷ tn Or “for” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).

[33:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “your eyes” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[33:20]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[33:20]  ⁹ tn Or “that does not travel”; NASB “which shall not be folded.”