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Isaiah 22:17
17“Beware, the Lord is about to take firm hold of you and hurl you away, you mighty man.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For the Lord is about to hurl you away, mighty man. He is going to grab you,
Context of Isaiah 22:17
15This is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: “Go, say to this steward, to Shebna the palace administrator: 16What are you doing here and who gave you permission to cut out a grave for yourself here, hewing your grave on the height and chiseling your resting place in the rock? “Beware, the Lord is about to take firm hold of you and hurl you away, you mighty man. 18He will roll you up tightly like a ball and throw you into a large country. There you will die and there the chariots you were so proud of will become a disgrace to your master’s house. 19I will depose you from your office, and you will be ousted from your position.
Read all of Isaiah 22Isaiah 22:17 word by word
הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔ טַלְטֵלָ֖ה גָּ֑בֶר וְעֹטְךָ֖ עָטֹֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 22:17
- Esther 7:8Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?” As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Job 9:24When a land falls into the hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is it?
- Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, 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
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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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