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.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

22:19-20 drive you out of office: Shebna (22:15) was demoted to court secretary by the time of Jerusalem’s siege, when Eliakim (22:20) was the palace administrator (36:3). Eliakim was a true servant of the Lord.

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

state--office.

he--God. A similar change of persons occurs in Isa 34:16.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Verse 19. I will drive thee] אהרסך ehersecha, in the first person, Syr. Vulg.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

(19) I will drive thee . . . shall he pull thee down.—The change of person has led some interpreters to refer the latter clause to Hezekiah. Such changes, however, are common enough in Hebrew prophetic speech (e.g., Isa_10:12; Isa_42:13-14), and Jehovah is the subject of both clauses.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

19. The subject here is Jehovah; the change of person resembles that in Isa_10:12. After Isa_22:18, the verse reads like an anti-climax, but it is added to prepare for

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

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, Isa 37:2 besides, the words preceding show that he should be carried captive into another land.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

And from thy state - From thy office; thy place of trust and responsibility.

Shall he pull thee down - That is, “God” shall do it. The prophet here uses the third person instead of the first. Such a change of person is very common in the writings of the prophets (see Stuart’s “Heb. Gram.” 563-565, sixth Ed.)

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

And I; the Lord, whose words these are, Isa 22:15, as is manifest from the following verses.

Shall he; the Lord; such sudden changes of persons being very usual in these writings.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

I will drive thee from thy station; rather, from thy post, or office. (comp. 1Ch_23:28) Shall he pull thee down. Jehovah scorns to be meant in both clauses. (comp. Isa_34:16) The full accomplishment of this prophecy is nowhere declared to us. We merely find that, by the time of Rabshakeh"s arrival at Jerusalem as Sennacherib"s, (Isa_36:2-4) Shebna had lost his post as prefect of the palace, and filled the lower position of scribe or secretary. He may, however, have been subsequently further degraded, and thereupon he may have fled to Egypt, as Jeroboam did. (1Ki_11:40)

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

He - The Lord; such sudden changes of persons being very usual in these writings.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

“And it shall come to pass in that day that I will call for my servant, for Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,” (i.e., will personally designate him). Eliakim appears again in Isa 36:3, and there as here in connection with Shebna. The epithet my servant seems to be intended to describe him as a faithful follower of Jehovah, and as such to contrast him with Shebna, who may have been a heathen. The employment of such a man by such a king as Hezekiah is explained by some upon the supposition that he had been promoted by Ahaz and then suffered to remain by his successor. It is just as easy to suppose however that he had raised himself by his abilities for public business.

Joseph Addison Alexander, The Prophecies of Isaiah (1846–1847; New York: Scribner, 1870–1878) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

and from your station (Lit., your stand. The Temple service was performed in a standing position.) And from your service in the Temple, He shall tear you down.

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.