Isaiah 22:19

And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
drive	וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ va.ha.daf.Ti.kha	H1920	to push away or down · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
station	מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ mi.ma.tza.Ve.kha	H4673	a fixed spot · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
state	וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖ u.mi.ma.'a.ma.de.Kha	H4612	(figuratively) a position · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
down	יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ ye.her.Se.kha	H2040	to pull down or in pieces · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ezekiel 17:24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the gree…
Job 40:11-12 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
Psalms 75:6-7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
Luke 1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:15–end

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; but by the accomplishment of what was foretold concerning these particular persons God designed to confirm his word in the mouth of Isaiah concerning other and greater events; and it is likewise to show that, as God has burdens in store for those nations and kingdoms abroad that are open enemies to his church and people, so he has for those particular persons at home that are false friends to th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:19

state--office. he--God. A similar change of persons occurs in Isa 34:16.

John Gill on Isaiah 22:19

And I will drive thee from thy station,.... Or thou shalt be driven from it, according to my word; this is said by the prophet, and expresses his being degraded from his office by the king, according to the will of God: and from thy state shall he pull thee down; either the king his master, or the Lord, who, by his providence, would so order it, that it should be: the phrases express indignation and force, and an entire removal of him from all offices in the king's house or government; for it does not at all seem likely, what is commonly suggested, that he was removed from his office of treasurer, or steward of the king's house, and put into a lower office, and made a scribe, as he is calle…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 22:19

And I will cast thee out. He says nothing new, but concludes the former prediction. Though in the next verse he will again mention Shebna, yet now he gives a brief summary of what has been already said. Shebna thought that he had a fixed abode in Jerusalem, so that, whatever might happen, he thought that he could not be driven or removed from it. But the Lord threatens that he will cast him out, and will banish him to a distant country. Thus, the Lord frequently overturns the thoughts of the wicked, (Psalm 33:10,) who, relying on their cunning and dexterity, toss about public affairs according to their own pleasure. The change of person shews that the Prophet speaks sometimes in his own name…

Dictionary and topics

Eliakim — Whom God will raise up. (1.) The son of Melea (Luke 3:30), and probably grandson of Nathan. (2.) The son of Abiud, of the posterity of Zerubbabel (Matt. 1:13). (3.) The son of Hilkiah, who was sent…
Sennacherib — Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Shebna — Tender youth, “treasurer” over the house in the reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On account of his pride he was ejected from his office, and Eliakim was promoted to it…
Pride · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Shebna (Shebnah) · 2. An official of the king — 2. An official of the king

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 22:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:19

John Gill on Isaiah 22:19

John Calvin on Isaiah 22:19

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 22:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 22:19

John Gill on Isaiah 22:19

John Calvin on Isaiah 22:19

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 22:15-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 22:19-20

Rashi on Isaiah 22:19