Isaiah 22:18
He will, toss, thee, with a toss, like a ball, into a country wide on both hands,—There, shalt thou die, And there shall thy glorious chariots be the contempt of the house of thy lord.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
17Lo! Yahweh, is about to hurl thee, with a hurl, O mighty man,—And roll thee with a roll;
19Thus will I thrust thee out from thine office,—And from thy station, shall one tear thee down.
Cross References
Isaiah 17:13Though nations like the rushing of many waters, shall rush, Yet shall one rebuke him, And he shall flee far away,—And be chased As the chaff of the mountains before a wind, And as whirling stubble before a storm!
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 →