Isaiah 22:18

He will surely wind you round and round, and toss you like a ball into a vast country. 1 There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will be; you will be the shame of your master's house! 1

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In The King James Version

He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.

In Context

17See, Yahweh is about to throw you, a mighty man, about to throw you down; he will grasp you tightly. 1

19“I will thrust you from your office and from your station. You will be pulled down. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 17:13The nations will roar like the rushing of many waters, 1 but he will rebuke them and they will flee far away, 1 they will be chased before the wind like chaff on the mountains, 1 and like weeds whirling before a storm. 1

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 →

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