Isaiah 22:17

Isaiah 22:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“Beware, the Lord is about to take firm hold of you and hurl you away, you mighty man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, the Lord will hurl you away violently, O you strong man. He will seize firm hold on you
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, the Lord will throw you away violently, O mighty man, And will surely seize you.

Context of Isaiah 22:17

15For the Lord God of hosts says this, “Go to this [contemptible] steward, To Shebna, who is in charge of the royal household [but is building himself a tomb worthy of a king, and say to him], 16‘What business do you have here? And whom do you have here, That you have hewn out a tomb here for yourself, You who hew a sepulcher on the height, You who carve a resting place for yourself in the rock? Listen carefully, the Lord is about to hurl you away violently, O man; And He is about to grasp you firmly 18And roll you up tightly like a ball And toss you into a vast country; There you will die And there your splendid chariots will be, You shame of your master’s house.’ 19I will depose you from your office, And you will be pulled down from your position [of importance].

Isaiah 22:17 word by word

הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔ טַלְטֵלָ֖ה גָּ֑בֶר וְעֹטְךָ֖ עָטֹֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will carry thee awayטוּלţûl · to castH2904
• with a mightyגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• captivityטַלְטֵלָהţalţêlâh · captivityH2925
• and will surelyעָטָה‛âţâh · to graspH5844

Cross-references for Isaiah 22:17

• Esther 7:8When the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even attempt to assault the queen with me in the palace?” As the king spoke those words, the servants covered Haman’s face [in preparation for execution].
• Job 9:24The earth is given into the hands of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges [so that they are blind to justice]. If it is not He, then who is it [that is responsible for all this injustice]?
• Jeremiah 14:3Their nobles have sent their servants for water; They have come to the cisterns and found no water. They have returned with empty vessels; They have been shamed and humiliated, And they cover their heads.

Commentaries on Isaiah 22:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Cover thee - That is, thy face. This was the condition of mourners in general, and particularly of condemned persons. See Esther 6:12; Esther 7:8.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Behold, the Lord will carry thee away - Of the historical fact here referred to we have no other information. To what place he was to be carried, we know not. It is probable, however, that it was to Assyria. With a mighty captivity - Hebrew, גבר geber - Of a man,‘ or perhaps, O man.‘ If it means the captivity of a man,‘ the sense is, a strong, irresistible, mighty captivity where the word “man” is emphatic, and means such as a mighty man would make…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and security; what vanity is all earthly grandeur, which death will so soon end! What will it avail, whether we are laid in a magnificent tomb, or covered with the green sod? Those who, when in power, turn and toss others, will be justly turned and tossed themselves. Eliakim should be put into Shebna's place. Those called to places of trust and power, should seek to God for grace to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-25Shebna and Eliakim were two royal officials in King Hezekiah’s court (see 2 Kings 18:18; 19:2). Shebna believed the Assyrians would surely kill him. So he planned for a well-decorated burial place (Isaiah 22:16). Although the rebuke of Shebna happened before Assyria’s siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC (see Isaiah 22:19–21; 36:3), it relates well to the warnings in 22:1–13 about the later Babylonian siege.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. carry ... away with ... captivity--rather, "will cast thee away with a mighty throw" [Maurer]. "Mighty," literally, "of a man" (so Job 38:3). surely cover--namely, with shame, where thou art rearing a monument to perpetuate thy fame [Vitringa]. "Rolling will roll thee," that is, will continually roll thee on, as a ball to be tossed away [Maurer]. Compare Is 22:18.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 22:17

• Isaiah
• Shebna (Shebnah)

In the dictionaries

• Discover
• Eat
• Eliakim
• Hew
• Sennacherib
• Shebna
• Drunkenness
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Isaiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings