Isaiah 22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with thy robe - He shall succeed thee in the office, and wear the garments which are appropriate to it.And strengthen him with thy girdle - That is, he shall wear the same girdle that thou didst (see the note at Isaiah 3:24). In that girdle was usually the purse, and to it was attached the sword. Often, among the Orientals, the girdle was adorned with gold and precious stones, and was regarded as the principal embellishment of the dress.And he shall be a father ... - A... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:22

And the key - A key is that by which a house is locked or opened. To possess that is, therefore, to have free access to it, or control over it. Thus we give possession of a house by giving the “key” into the hands of a purchaser, implying that it is his; that he has free access to it; that he can close it when he pleases, and that no other one, without his permission, has the right of access to it.Of the house of David - Of the house which David built for his royal residence; that is, of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:23

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place - The word ‘nail’ here (יתד yâtēd) means properly a peg, pin, or spike; and is applied often to the pins or large spikes which were used to drive into the ground to fasten the cords of tents. It is also applied to the nails or spikes which are driven into walls, and on which are suspended the garments or the utensils of a family. In ancient times, every house was furnished with a large number of these pegs, or nails. They were not “driven” into... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:24

And they shall hang upon him - This figure is a continuation of that commenced in the previous verse; and is derived from the custom of “hanging” clothes or ornaments on the spikes that were fixed in the walls; and, perhaps, more particularly from the custom of suspending shields, swords, suits of armor, etc., taken in battle, around the walls of a temple. A great portion of the wealth of the ancients consisted in gold and silver vessels, and in changes of raiment. These would be hung around a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:25

In that day shall the nail - Not Eliakim, but Shebna. Eliakim was to be fastened, that is, confirmed in office. But Shebna was to be removed.That is fastened in the sure place - Or, that was once fastened, or was supposed to be fastened - a phrase appropriate to an office which the incumbent supposed to be firm or secure. It here refers to Shebna. He was regarded as haying a permanent hold on the office, and was making provisions for ending his days in it.Be removed - To a distant land Isaiah... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22

A.M. 3292. B.C. 712. The contents of this chapter relate to the city of Jerusalem, and the neighbouring country. We have the grievous distress into which the Jews should be brought by the Assyrian invasion, under Sennacherib, or that of the Chaldeans, under Nebuchadnezzar, Isaiah 22:1-7 . A reproof given them for depending for preservation on the contrivances of their own wisdom, and neglecting to look to God, Isaiah 22:8-11 . For indulging themselves in profane joy and luxurious revelling,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:1-3

Isaiah 22:1-3. The burden of the valley of vision Of Judah, and especially of Jerusalem, called a valley, because a great part of it stood in a valley between the opposite hills of Zion and Acra, and between Acra and Moriah; (see Josephus’s Jewish War, 5: 13; and 6:6;) and the valley of vision, because it was the seat of divine revelation, the place where chiefly prophetic visions were given, and where God manifested himself visibly in the most holy place. The reader will observe this... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:4-5

Isaiah 22:4-5. Therefore said I, &c. “Behold the prophet here anticipating those lamentations which he was afterward to pour forth, and which Jeremiah so pathetically poured forth, an eye-witness of this calamity. For the expressions here are too strong to be applied to any other calamity than the great and final one, when the Jews were carried captives to Babylon;” of which the prophet had a clear foresight. Look away from me Take off your eyes and thoughts from me, and leave me... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:6-7

Isaiah 22:6-7. And Elam bare the quiver This second member of the first part of this prophecy, which begins here, seems evidently to refer to the Assyrian invasion; for the Medes and Elamites, or Persians, were united with the Assyrians in the time of Sennacherib, but not of Nebuchadnezzar. The Persians were expert bowmen, as appears from Jeremiah 49:35, and from Strabo’s testimony. With chariots of men and horsemen As some of them fought on foot, so others from chariots and horses. And... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:8-11

Isaiah 22:8-11. And he Namely, the enemy Sennacherib, of whose invasion he seems to speak; discovered the covering of Judah Took those fenced cities which were a covering or safeguard, both to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem. Thou didst look Or, rather, as Dr. Waterland and Bishop Lowth render it, Thou shalt, or wilt look, &c. For the prophet is evidently predicting an invasion which was future, and the behaviour of the Jews on that occasion. He is showing beforehand some... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:1-3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:4-5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:6-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:8-11

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