Isaiah 22:17
See, O strong man, the Lord will send you violently away, gripping you with force,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
In Context
16Who are you, and by what right have you made for yourself a resting-place here?
Cross References
Esther 7:8Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.
Jeremiah 10:18For the Lord has said, I will send the people in flight like a stone from the land at this time, troubling them so that they will be conscious of it.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:16-25
The Downfall of Shebna; The Advancement of Eliakim. ( b. c. 714.) 15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, 16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth a habitation for himself in a rock? 17 Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee. 18 He will surely violently turn and… Read the whole commentary →