Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Same image as in Isaiah 22:23. It was customary to "hang" the valuables of a house on nails (I Kings 10:16-17, I Kings 10:21; Song of Solomon 4:4).
offspring and the issue—rather, "the offshoots of the family, high and low" [VITRINGA]. Eliakim would reflect honor even on the latter.
vessels of cups—of small capacity: answering to the low and humble offshoots.
vessels of flagons—larger vessels: answering to the high offshoots.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 22:24:
Numbers 20:26
Song of Solomon 4:4
Isaiah 22:15
Ezekiel 15:2-3
Zechariah 6:13
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