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Isaiah 22:19
19I will depose you from your office, And you will be pulled down from your position [of importance].
Isaiah 22:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
- New International Version (NIV)I will depose you from your office, and you will be ousted from your position.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will thrust you from your office, and you will be pulled down from your station.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I will drive you out of your office, And from your position he will pull you down.
Context of Isaiah 22:19
17Listen 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.’ I will depose you from your office, And you will be pulled down from your position [of importance]. 20Then it will come to pass in that day That I will summon My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah. 21And I will clothe him with your tunic [of distinction] And tie your sash securely around him. I will entrust him with your authority; He will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Read all of Isaiah 22Isaiah 22:19 word by word
וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖ יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 22:19
- Job 40:11Pour out the overflowings of your wrath, And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
- Psalms 75:6For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the desert comes exaltation.
- Ezekiel 17:24All the trees of the field will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will fulfill it.”
- Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And exalted those who were humble.
Commentaries on Isaiah 22:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19I will drive thee - אהרסך ehersecha, in the first person, Syr. Vulg.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19And from thy state - From thy office; thy place of trust and responsibility. Shall he pull thee down - That is, “God” shall do it. The prophet here uses the third person instead of the first. Such a change of person is very common in the writings of the prophets (see Stuart‘s “Heb. Gram.” 563-565, sixth Ed.)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. 19-20remove you from office: Shebna (Isaiah 22:15) was demoted to court secretary by the time of Jerusalem’s siege. Eliakim (Isaiah 22:20) was the palace administrator (36:3). Eliakim was a true servant of the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. state--office. he--God. A similar change of persons occurs in Is 34:16.Read the comment
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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
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