Isaiah 22 · Verse 17

Isaiah 22:17

Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Isaiah 22:17, King James Version

Isaiah 22:17 in other translations

BSBLook, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
WEBBehold, the LORD will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.
ASVBehold, Jehovah, like a strong man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.
YLTLo, Jehovah is casting thee up and down, A casting up and down, O mighty one,
DARBYBehold, Jehovah will hurl thee with the force of a mighty man, and will cover thee entirely.
BBESee, O strong man, the Lord will send you violently away, gripping you with force,
WebsterBehold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

What does Isaiah 22:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. carry ... away with ... captivity--rather, "will cast thee away with a mighty throw" [Maurer]. "Mighty," literally, "of a man" (so Job 38:3). surely cover--namely, with shame, where thou art rearing a monument to perpetuate thy fame [Vitringa]. "Rolling will roll thee," that is, will continually roll thee on, as a ball to be tossed away [Maurer]. Compare Is 22:18.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Cover thee - That is, thy face. This was the condition of mourners in general, and particularly of condemned persons. See Est 6:12; Est 7:8.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 22:15-25

This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and security; what vanity is all earthly grandeur, which death will so soon end! What will it avail, whether we are laid in a magnificent tomb, or covered with the green sod? Those who, when in power, turn and toss others, will be justly turned and tossed themselves. Eliakim should be put into Shebna's place. Those called to places of trust and power, should…

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Isaiah 22:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehthere!H2009
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
מְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔me.tal.tel.Kha[is] about to hurl away youH2904
טַלְטֵלָ֖הtal.te.LahhurlingH2925
גָּ֑בֶרGa.verO manH1397
וְעֹטְךָ֖ve.'o.te.Khaand [is] about to grasp youH5844
עָטֹֽה\׃'a.Tohcompletely <to grasp>H5844

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Cross references for Isaiah 22:17

  • Jeremiah 14:3

    And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

  • Job 9:24

    The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

  • Esther 7:8

    Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will carry, etc. or, who covered thee with an excellentcovering, and clothed thee gorgeously, shall surely violently turn, etc.
18
a mighty captivity. Heb. the captivity of a man. cover.
Es 7:8; Job 9:24; Jer 14:3

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Context

  • Isaiah 22:16

    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 an habitation for himself in a rock?

  • Isaiah 22:17

    Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

  • Isaiah 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.

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Isaiah 22:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He aquí que Jehová te trasportará en duro cautiverio, y de cierto te cubrirá el rostro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voici, l’ Éternel te jettera loin avec force, et te couvrira entièrement.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Siehe, Jehova wird dich weithin wegschleudern mit Manneswurf; und er wird dich zusammenwickeln,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ecce Dominus asportari te faciet, sicut asportatur gallus gallinaceus; et quasi amictum, sic sublevabit te.