Isaías 22:17-25

17 Pues el Señor
está a punto de arrojarte lejos, hombre poderoso.
Te agarrará,

18 te arrugará y hará de ti una bola
y te lanzará a una tierra árida y distante.
Allí morirás,
y tus gloriosos carros de guerra quedarán rotos e inútiles.
¡Eres una vergüenza para tu amo!

19 »Sí, te sacaré de tu puesto —dice el Señor
—, te derribaré de tu elevada posición.

20 Y entonces llamaré a mi siervo Eliaquim, hijo de Hilcías, para que te reemplace.

21 Lo vestiré con tus vestiduras reales y le daré tu título y tu autoridad. Y será un padre para el pueblo de Jerusalén y de Judá.

22 Le daré la llave de la casa de David, la posición más elevada dentro de la corte real. Cuando él abra puertas, nadie podrá cerrarlas; cuando él cierre puertas, nadie podrá abrirlas.

23 Le traerá honor al nombre de su familia, porque yo lo pondré firmemente en su lugar como un clavo en la pared.

24 Le darán grandes responsabilidades, y él les traerá honor incluso a los miembros más humildes de su familia».

25 Pero el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales también dice: «Llegará el día en que yo sacaré el clavo que parecía tan firme; saldrá y caerá al suelo y todo lo que sostiene se caerá junto con él. ¡Yo, el Señor
, he hablado!».

Isaías 22:17-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 22

This chapter contains two prophecies, one concerning the invasion of Judah and Jerusalem, not by the Medes and Persians, but by the Assyrian army, under which they served; and the other of the removal of Shebna, an officer in Hezekiah's court, and of the placing of Eliakim in his stead. After the title of the former of these prophecies, the distress of the people, through the invasion, is described, by their getting up to the housetops, Isa 22:1 by the stillness of the city, having left both trade and mirth; by the slain in it, not by the sword, but through fear or famine, Isa 22:2 by the flight of the rulers, and by the lamentation of the prophet, Isa 22:3-5 the instruments of which distress were the Persians and Medes serving under Sennacherib, who are described by their quivers and shields, their chariots and horsemen, Isa 22:6,7 the methods the Jews took to defend themselves, and their vain confidence, are exposed; for which, with their disrespect to the Lord, and his admonitions, their carnal security and luxury, they are threatened with death, Isa 22:8-14 then follows the prophecy of the deposition of Shebna, who is described by his name and office, Isa 22:15 whose pride is exposed as the cause of his fall, Isa 22:16 and he is threatened not only to be driven from his station, but to be carried captive into another country, suddenly and violently, and with great shame and disgrace, Isa 22:17-19 and another put in his place, who is mentioned by name, Isa 22:20 and who should be invested with his office and power, and have all the ensigns of it, Isa 22:21,22 and should continue long in it, to great honour and usefulness to his family, Isa 22:23,24 yet not always, Isa 22:25.