Isaiah 22:25
In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. The oracle against the Valley of Vision (Jerusalem) mourns premature celebration when the city should be weeping. Leadership fled without a fight. Shebna the steward is rebuked for his grandiose tomb and will be replaced by Eliakim who will receive …
Other Translations
In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, shall the nail that was fastened in a sure place give way; and it shall be hewn down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off; for Jehovah hath spoken it.
In that day--an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Moved is the nail that is fixed In a stedfast place, Yea, it hath been cut down, and hath fallen, And cut off hath been the burden that <FI>is<Fi> on it, For Jehovah hath spoken!'
In that day, says the Lord of armies, will the nail fixed in a safe place give way; and it will be cut down, and in its fall the weight hanging on it will be cut off, for the Lord has said it.
Cross References
I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way …
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have …
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne …
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he …
Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the …
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit …
Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart …
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed …
So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall …
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round …