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Isaiah 22:18 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 22 · verse 18
He 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.Isaiah 22:18 · King James Version
Isaiah 22:18 in context
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.
20And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- chariotsmerkâbâha chariotH4818 →
- countryʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- surelytsânaphto wrapH6801 →
- largerâchâbroomy, in any direction, literally or figurativelyH7342 →
- largeyâda handH3027 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
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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