23. nail . . . sure place--Large nails or pegs stood
in ancient houses on which were suspended the ornaments of the family.
The sense is: all that is valuable to the nation shall rest securely on
him. In
Ezr 9:8
"nail" is used of the large spike driven into the ground to fasten the
cords of the tent to.
throne--resting-place to his family, as applied to Eliakim; but
"throne," in the strict sense, as applied to Messiah, the antitype
(Lu 1:32, 33).
JFB.
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