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Isaiah 22:15 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 22 · verse 15
Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,Isaiah 22:15 · King James Version
Isaiah 22:15 in context
13And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
14And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
15Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
16What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
17Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- treasurerçâkanto be familiar withH5532 →
- ShebnaShebnâʼShebna or Shebnah, an IsraeliteH7644 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
- hoststsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
- LordʼĂdônâythe LordH136 →
- GODYᵉhôvih{YHWH}H3069 →
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We have here a prophecy concerning the displacing of Shebna, a great officer at court, and the preferring of Eliakim to the post of honour and trust that he was in. Such changes are common in the courts of princes; it is therefore strange that so much notice should be taken of it by the prophet here;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-25