^22:21I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him.⁵⁰ He will become a protector of⁵¹ the residents of Jerusalem and of the people⁵² of Judah.

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Footnotes

50 Heb “and your dominion I will place in his hand.”
51 Heb “a father to.” The Hebrew term אָב (’av, “father”) is here used metaphorically of one who protects and supports those under his care and authority, like a father does his family. For another example of this metaphorical use of the word, see Job 29:16.
52 Heb “house.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your sash on him, and will commit your authority to his hand. And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will clothe him with your robe and fasten your sash around him and hand your authority over to him. He will be a father to those who live in Jerusalem and to the people of Judah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will hand your authority over to him, and he will be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and I will clothe him with your tunic,

and I will bind your sash firmly about him,

and I will put your authority into his hand,

and he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem

and to the house of Judah.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I will clothe him with thy robe,

And strengthen him with thy girdle,

And I will commit thy government into his hand:

And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

And to the house of Judah.

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