Isaiah 22:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Isaiah 22:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 22:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 22:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will lay the key of David’s house on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut. He will shut, and no one will open.”

Isaiah 22:22 — World English Bible

Isaiah 22:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Isaiah 22:22 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 22:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Isaiah 22:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 22:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Isaiah 22:22 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 22:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the key of the house of Dauid will I lay vpon his shoulder: so hee shall open, and no man shall shut: and he shall shut, and no man shall open.”

Isaiah 22:22 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 22:22 in Context — Isaiah 22

20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

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.

22 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.

23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.

24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.

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What Does Isaiah 22:22 Mean?

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