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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 22:16-19

Isaiah 22:16-19. What hast thou here? Or, What dost thou here? What right hast thou to this place and office? And whom hast thou here? What relations or family? That thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre That thou art ambitious of raising a stately sepulchre for thyself and thine heirs? As he that heweth out a sepulchre on high In a high and eminent place; a habitation for himself in a rock A monument that shall preserve his memory to all succeeding times. The Lord will carry thee... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:1-25

Jerusalem besieged (22:1-25)In Judah, the land where the prophet had his visions of judgment on other nations, he recalls one of God’s judgments on Judah, namely, the Assyrians’ siege of Jerusalem. On that occasion the city was saved only through the faith of Hezekiah and Isaiah (2 Kings 18:13-19:37).Ignoring the gracious intervention of God that had miraculously saved them, the people celebrate as if they had won the victory themselves. Isaiah is disgusted at the light-hearted attitude of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 22:16

as he. rock = (as. rock). Figure of speech Parenthesis. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 22:17

Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, &c. = will hurl thee with the hurling of [a mighty] man. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 22:18

surely violently turn and toss thee. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia . Hebrew. zanoph, yiznaphka, zenephah. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 22:17-18

Isaiah 22:17-18. Behold, &c.— Or, Behold, the Lord will throw thee out hence with a mighty throw, &c. Isaiah 22:18. He will toss and whirl thee, as if he were whirling a ball, &c. and there [shall be] thy glorious chariots, O thou shame of thy Lord's house. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:16

16. What . . . whom—The prophet accosts Shebna at the very place where he was building a grand sepulcher for himself and his family (compare Isaiah 14:18; Genesis 23:1-20; Genesis 49:29; Genesis 50:13). "What (business) hast thou here, and whom hast thou (of thy family, who is likely to be buried) here, that thou buildest," &c., seeing that thou art soon to be deposed from office and carried into captivity? [MAURER]. on high—Sepulchres were made in the highest rocks (Genesis 50:13- :,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:17

17. carry . . . away with . . . captivity—rather, "will cast thee away with a mighty throw" [MAURER]. "Mighty," literally, "of a man" (so :-). 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 Isaiah 22:18. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:18

18. violently turn and toss—literally, "whirling He will whirl thee," that is, He will, without intermission, whirl thee [MAURER]. "He will whirl thee round and round, and (then) cast thee away," as a stone in a sling is first whirled round repeatedly, before the string is let go [LOWTH]. large country—perhaps Assyria. chariots . . . shall be the shame of thy lord's house—rather, "thy splendid chariots shall be there, O thou disgrace of thy lord's house" [NOYES]; "chariots of thy glory" mean... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 22:16

Isaiah’s question is almost identical to the one in Isaiah 22:1, tying Shebna’s error to that of the people of Jerusalem. He had no personal right, or a right by reason of his position, to prepare a permanent and prominent tomb for himself. A person’s tomb made a statement about his importance, and Shebna wanted to guarantee his future recognition by building himself a respectable monument in Jerusalem (cf. Haman; Esther 3:1-2). Archaeologists have found the remains of a grave hewn by one... read more

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