Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 22:17
Cover 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 more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 22:19
I will drive thee - אהרסך ehersecha , in the first person, Syr. Vulg. read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 22:21
To the inhabitants - ליושבי leyoshebey , in the plural number, four of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., (two ancient), and two of De Rossi's, with the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 22:22
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder - As the robe and the baldric, mentioned in the preceding verse, were the ensigns of power and authority, so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil. The priestess of Juno is said to be the key-bearer of the goddess, κλειδουχος Ἡρας· Aeschyl. Suppl. 299. A female high in office under a great queen has the same title: - Καλλιθοη κλειδουχος Ολυμπιαδος βασιλειης. "Callithoe was the key-bearer of the... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 22:23
A nail - In ancient times, and in the eastern countries, as the way of life, so the houses, were much more simple than ours at present. They had not that quantity and variety of furniture, nor those accommodations of all sorts, with which we abound. It was convenient and even necessary for them, and it made an essential part in the building of a house, to furnish the inside of the several apartments with sets of spikes, nails, or large pegs, upon which to dispose of and hang up the several... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 22:24
All the glory - One considerable part of the magnificence of the eastern princes consisted in the great quantity of gold and silver vessels which they had for various uses. "Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in Solomon's days;" 1 Kings 10:21 . "The vessels in the house of the forest of Lebanon," the armory of Jerusalem so called, "were two hundred targets,... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 22:25
The nail that is fastened - This must be understood of Shebna, as a repetition and confirmation of the sentence above denounced against him. What is said of Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Isaiah 22:20-24 , is very remarkable; and the literal meaning is not easy to be understood. From Isaiah 9:6 , and from Revelation 3:7 , it seems to belong to our Lord alone. The removal of Shebna from being over the treasure of the Lord's house, Isaiah 22:19 , and the investiture of Eliakim with his... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:1
The burden of the valley of vision . "The valley of vision" is only mentioned here and in Isaiah 22:5 . It must have been one of the deep depressions near Jerusalem troll which there is a good view of the town. The LXX . render, "the burden of the valley of Zion ." What aileth thee now ? Jerusalem is addressed by the prophet, who assumes the role of a spectator, surprised at what he sees , and asks an explanation. That thou art wholly gone up to the housetops . Partly, no... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:1-2
Ill-timed joy. The "valley of vision" is, without doubt, Jerusalem, though Mr. Birks thinks Samaria may be meant. The Prophet Isaiah speaks thus poetically of it as the place where he had his visions. Now he sees the people hurrying, in great excitement, on to the fiat roofs of the city, to watch the gathering hosts of Sennacherib's army. The attitude of the people surprised him. At such a time, when pestilence decimated the inhabitants, the leading citizens had fled to secure their personal... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 22:16
A sepulcher on high - in a rock - It has been observed before, on Isaiah 14, that persons of high rank in Judea, and in most parts of the east, were generally buried in large sepulchral vaults, hewn out in the rock for the use of themselves and their families. The vanity of Shebna is set forth by his being so studious and careful to have his sepulcher on high - in a lofty vault; and that probably in a high situation, that it might be more conspicuous. Hezekiah was buried, למעלה lemalah ,... read more