Isaiah 22:21
And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
KJV
et induam illum tunica tua, et cingulo tuo confortabo eum, et potestatem tuam dabo in manu ejus ; et erit quasi pater habitantibus Jerusalem et domui Juda.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐνδύσω αὐτὸν τὴν στολήν σου, καὶ τὸν στέφανόν σου δώσω αὐτῷ κατὰ κράτος, καὶ τὴν οἰκονομίαν σου δώσω εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔσται ὡς πατὴρ τοῖς ἐνοικοῦσιν ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ τοῖς ἐνοικοῦσιν ἐν Ἰούδᾳ.
LXX
and I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
ASV
וְ/הִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣י/ו כֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗/ךָ וְ/אַבְנֵֽטְ/ךָ֙ אֲחַזְּקֶ֔/נּוּ וּ/מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּ/ךָ֖ אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּ/יָד֑/וֹ וְ/הָיָ֥ה לְ/אָ֛ב לְ/יוֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וּ/לְ/בֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gen 45:8 — So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
- Isa 45:5 — I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: