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.
Ver. 23. And I will fasten him as a nail.] Paxilli simile et concinnum et amabile est. a On a nail are hung utensils of the house - any such thing as cannot stand by its own strength. Eliakim was to be a common support to the people, but especially to his father's house.
And he shall be for a glorious throne.] He shall ennoble his whole stock and kindred.
a Sit princeps miscris paxillum, cui appendeant urceolos suos. - Scalt.