Isaiah 22:19

19 "I will ¹depose you from your office, And I will pull you down from your station.

Isaiah 22:19 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 22:19

And I will drive thee from thy station
Or thou shalt be driven from it, according to my word; this is said by the prophet, and expresses his being degraded from his office by the king, according to the will of God:

and from thy state shall he pull thee down;
either the king his master, or the Lord, who, by his providence, would so order it, that it should be: the phrases express indignation and force, and an entire removal of him from all offices in the king's house or government; for it does not at all seem likely, what is commonly suggested, that he was removed from his office of treasurer, or steward of the king's house, and put into a lower office, and made a scribe, as he is called, ( Isaiah 37:2 ) besides, the words preceding show that he should be carried captive into another land.

Isaiah 22:19 In-Context

17 'Behold, the LORD is about to hurl you headlong, O man. And He is about to grasp you firmly

18 And roll you tightly like a ball, To be cast into a vast country; There you will die And there your splendid chariots will be, You shame of your master's house.'

19 "I will depose you from your office, And I will pull you down from your station.

20 "Then it will come about in that day, That I will summon My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,

21 And I will clothe him with your tunic And tie your sash securely about him. I will entrust him with your authority, And he will become a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

Cross References

• 1. Job 40:11, 12; Ezekiel 17:24

Footnotes

• [a] So with many ancient versions; Heb "He"