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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:18

Isa 22:18 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. Ver. 18. He will surely turn and toss thee. ] Turn thee like a bowl, and toss thee like a ball. How and when this was fulfilled the Scripture relateth not. But the Talmudists tell us that Shebna, revolting to Sennacherib, was by him - after the execution done by God’s angel upon his forces - carried to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:19

Isa 22:19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. Ver. 19. And I must drive thee from thy station. ] This was done in part when, as of a great master of the court, chancellor, lord marshal, or lord high treasurer - for so many ways the word Sochem Isa 22:15 is rendered - he was made scribe or secretary, Isa 36:3 which was a far inferior place, but much more when all that befell him that is threatened, Isa 22:17-18 as it did, no doubt. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:20

Isa 22:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: Ver. 20. I will call my servant Eliakim. ] Such as honour God shall surely be honoured. He will call them to it, who else would choose to live and die in their self-contented secrecy, like as the sweet violet grows low to the ground, hangs the bead downward, and besides, hides itself with its own leaves. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:21

Isa 22:21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. Ver. 21. And I will clothe him with thy robe, ] i.e., Vest him in thine honours and offices, thyself being laid by, and looked upon as an officiperda. And he shall be a father. ] A fit title for a ruler, as this text is a fit looking glass for a good counsellor. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:22

Isa 22:22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. Ver. 22. And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder. ] Rulers have their back burdens. “ Fructus honos oneris: fructus honoris onus. ” The meaning is, he shall have chief authority under the king, together with dexterity and discretion to manage it aright. And herein Eliakim was a type of Christ. Rev 3:7 Let us pray for... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:23

Isa 22:23 And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house. Ver. 23. And I will fasten him as a nail. ] Paxilli simile et concinnum et amabile est. a On a nail are hung utensils of the house - any such thing as cannot stand by its own strength. Eliakim was to be a common support to the people, but especially to his father’s house. And he shall be for a glorious throne. ] He shall ennoble his whole stock and kindred. a Sit... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:24

Isa 22:24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. Ver. 24. And they shall hang upon him. ] As upon a nail. The offspring and the issue. ] All his allies, both great and small, shall be the better for him. He shall employ and prefer them. And this Shebna is told, the more to spite him. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 22:17

will carry: etc. or, who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, shall surely violently turn, etc. Isaiah 22:18 a mighty captivity: Heb. the captivity of a man cover: Esther 7:8, Job 9:24, Jeremiah 14:3 Reciprocal: Jeremiah 22:26 - General Ezekiel 21:24 - ye shall read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 22:18

surely: Isaiah 17:13, Amos 7:17 a large country: Heb. a land large of spaces Reciprocal: Isaiah 22:17 - will carry Ezekiel 21:24 - ye shall Hosea 4:16 - as a lamb read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 22:19

Job 40:11, Job 40:12, Psalms 75:6, Psalms 75:7, Ezekiel 17:24, Luke 1:52 Reciprocal: Esther 8:2 - his ring Ezekiel 28:16 - therefore read more

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