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Isaiah 22:17 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 22 · verse 17
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.Isaiah 22:17 · King James Version
Isaiah 22:17 in context
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.
18He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.
19And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- captivityṭalṭêlâhoverthrow or rejectionH2925 →
- mightygeberproperly, a valiant man or warriorH1397 →
- surelyʻâṭâhto wrapH5844 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- awayṭûwlto pitch over or reelH2904 →
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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