Isaiah 22:25

In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD of Hosts delivers this declaration in "that day" to Judah, immediately following the description of a peg driven into a firm place that bears the weight of a household's glory.

The words — תָּמוּשׁ (ta.Mush) means "it will be removed," and יָתֵד (ya.Ted) translates literally to "tent peg," describing the structural failure of the appointed support.

The thread — This warning against relying on human authority echoes the declaration in Psalms 146:3 to "put not your trust in princes," while the emphatic closing "Indeed, the LORD has spoken" mirrors the divine assurance in Isaiah 46:11.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that any human foundation bearing national or familial weight is temporary, requiring the reader to abandon reliance on unstable earthly structures.

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The Hebrew words

בַּיּ֣וֹםba/i.Yomin the/ day הַה֗וּאha./Hu'<the>/ that נְאֻם֙ne.'Um[the] utterance of יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts תָּמוּשׁ֙ta.Mushit will be removed הַיָּתֵ֔דhai./ya.Tedthe/ tent peg הַתְּקוּעָ֖הha./te.ku.'Ahthat/ was driven בְּמָק֣וֹםbe./ma.Komin/ a place נֶאֱמָ֑ןne.'e.Manfirm וְנִגְדְּעָ֣הve./nig.de.'Ahand/ it will be cut down וְנָפְלָ֗הve./na.fe.Lahand/ it will fall וְנִכְרַת֙ve./nikh.Ratand/ it will be cut off הַמַּשָּׂ֣אha./ma.Sa'the/ burden אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei./ha[was] on/ it כִּ֥יkifor יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh דִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.Berhe has spoken

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 46:11 I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.
Esther 9:24 For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.
Psalms 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
Isaiah 22:23 I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.
Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
Micah 4:4 And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.
Esther 9:5 The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.
Psalms 52:5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Isaiah 22:15 This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:
Isaiah 48:15 I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.