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Isaiah 22:19 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 22 · verse 19
And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.Isaiah 22:19 · King James Version
Isaiah 22:19 in context
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:
21And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- stationmatstsâba fixed spotH4673 →
- driveHâdaphto push away or downH1920 →
- statemaʻămâda positionH4612 →
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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