Isaiah 3:6

3:6 Indeed, a man will grab his brother

right in his father’s house 1  and say, 2 

‘You own a coat –

you be our leader!

This heap of ruins will be under your control.’ 3 

Isaiah 22:24

22:24 His father’s family will gain increasing prominence because of him, 4  including the offspring and the offshoots. 5  All the small containers, including the bowls and all the jars will hang from this peg.’ 6 

1 tn Heb “[in] the house of his father” (so ASV); NIV “at his father’s home.”

2 tn The words “and say” are supplied for stylistic reasons.

3 tn Heb “your hand”; NASB “under your charge.”

sn The man’s motives are selfish. He tells his brother to assume leadership because he thinks he has some wealth to give away.

4 tn Heb “and all the glory of the house of his father they will hang on him.” The Lord returns to the peg metaphor of v. 23a. Eliakim’s secure position of honor will bring benefits and jobs to many others in the family.

5 tn The precise meaning and derivation of this word are uncertain. Cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV “the issue”; CEV “relatives.”

6 tn Heb “all the small vessels, from the vessels that are bowls to all the vessels that are jars.” The picture is that of a single peg holding the weight of all kinds of containers hung from it.