Isaiah 22:22
“And the key of the house of Dauid will I lay vpon his shoulder: so he shall open and none shall shut, and he shall shut and none shall open.”
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Isaiah 22:22 Context
20¶ And it shall come to passe in that day, that I will call my seruant Eliakim the sonne of Hilkiah: 21And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I wil commit thy gouernment into his hand, and he shalbe a father to the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and to the house of Iudah. 22And the key of the house of Dauid will I lay vpon his shoulder: so he shall open and none shall shut, and he shall shut and none shall open. 23And I will fasten him as a naile in asure place, and he shalbe for a glorious throne to his fathers house. 24And they shall hang vpon him all the glory of his fathers house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantitie: from the vessels of cups, euen to all the vessels of flagons.
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Other Translations
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- King James Version
"Then I will set the key of the house of David on his shoulder, When he opens no one will shut, When he shuts no one will open.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And I will give the key of the family of David into his care; and what he keeps open will be shut by no one, and what he keeps shut no one will make open.
- Basic English Bible
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- Darby Bible
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- Webster's Bible
I will lay the key of the house of David on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut. He will shut, and no one will open.
- World English Bible
And I have placed the key Of the house of David on his shoulder, And he hath opened, and none is shutting, And hath shut, and none is opening.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
"Then I will set the key of the house of David on his shoulder, When he opens no one will shut, When he shuts no one will open.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And I will give the key of the family of David into his care; and what he keeps open will be shut by no one, and what he keeps shut no one will make open.
- Basic English Bible
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- Darby Bible
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- Webster's Bible
I will lay the key of the house of David on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut. He will shut, and no one will open.
- World English Bible
And I have placed the key Of the house of David on his shoulder, And he hath opened, and none is shutting, And hath shut, and none is opening.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 22:22
22:22 The key - The government, the power of opening and shutting, of letting men into it, or putting them out of it, whereof a key is a fit emblem. Shoulder - He mentions the shoulder rather than the hand, in which keys are commonly carried, from some ceremony then in use, of carrying a key upon the shoulder of the officer of state.