Isaiah 22:20

“And it will happen on that day that I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah;”

Isaiah 22:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 22:20, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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that I will callקָרָאתִיkarati

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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my servantעַבְדִּavdi

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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Eliakimאֶלְיָקִיםelyakim

Eliakim

Eliakim: a name meaning "El raises up" or "God establishes." Borne by the son of Hilkiah, who was over King Hezekiah's house (2 Kings 18:18; Isaiah 22:20); the son of Josiah whose name Pharaoh changed to Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:34); and a priest of Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 12:41).

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilkiyahu

Hilkiah

Hilkiah: a name meaning "my portion is YHWH," borne by several men: the father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18); the high priest who found the book of the law in Josiah's time (2 Kings 22:8); the father of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1), and others.

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The context

19And I will thrust you from your position, and from your office he will pull you down.

20 · This verse (above)

21and I will clothe him with your tunic, and with your sash I will bind him, and your authority I will give into his hand; and he will be a father to the inhabitant of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

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