Chapter 22
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the valley Jerusalem being situated in the midst of surrounding hills, and the seat of Divine revelation, is here termed "the valley of vision." This prophecy foretells the invasion of Jerusalem by the Assyrians under Sennacherib; and probably also, by the Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar. Ps 125:2; Jer 21:13
of vision 1Sam 3:1; Ps 147:19-20; Prov 29:18; Mic 3:6; Rom 3:2, Rom 9:4-5
What Gen 21:17; Judg 18:23; 1Sam 11:5; 2Sam 14:5; 2Kgs 6:28; Ps 114:5
that thou The eastern houses are built with a court within, into which chiefly the windows open; those that open to the street being so obstructed with lattice work, that no one can see through them. Whenever, therefore, anything is to be seen or heard in the streets, any public spectacle, or any alarm, everyone immediately goes up to the house-top to satisfy his curiosity. Hence all the people running to the top of their houses, gives a lively image of a sudden general alarm. Isa 15:3; Deut 22:8; Jer 48:38
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that art Isa 22:12-13, Isa 23:7, Isa 32:13; Amos 6:3-6
thy slain Isa 37:33, Isa 37:36; Jer 14:18, Jer 38:2, Jer 52:6; Lam 2:20, Lam 4:9-10
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thy rulers Isa 3:1-8; 2Kgs 25:4-7, 2Kgs 25:18-21; Jer 39:4-7, Jer 52:24-27
by the archers Heb. of the bow
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Look Ruth 1:20-21; Jer 4:19, Jer 9:1, Jer 13:17; Luke 1:2
Weep bitterly Heb. be bitter in weeping, Isa 33:7; Jer 6:26; Mic 1:8; Matt 26:75
labour Ps 77:2; Jer 8:18, Jer 31:15; Matt 2:18
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a day Isa 37:3; 2Kgs 19:3; Jer 30:7; Amos 5:18-20
treading Isa 5:5, Isa 10:6, Isa 25:10
perplexity Esth 3:15; Mic 7:4
breaking 2Kgs 25:10; Lam 1:5, Lam 2:2
crying Hos 10:8; Matt 24:16; Luke 23:30; Rev 6:16-17
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Elam Isa 21:2; Gen 10:22; Jer 49:35-39
Kir Isa 15:1; 2Kgs 16:9; Amos 1:5, Amos 9:7
uncovered Heb. made naked
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thy choicest valleys Heb. the choice of thy valleys
full Isa 8:7-8, Isa 10:28-32, Isa 37:34; Jer 39:1-3
at or, toward
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he discovered Isa 36:1-3
the armour 1Kgs 7:2, 1Kgs 10:17, 1Kgs 14:27-28; Song 4:4
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2Kgs 20:20; 2Chr 32:1-6, 2Chr 32:30
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a ditch Neh 3:16
ye have Isa 8:17, Isa 17:7, Isa 31:1, Isa 37:26; 2Chr 6:6, 2Chr 16:7-9; Jer 33:2-3; Mic 7:7
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call 2Chr 35:25; Neh 8:9-12, Neh 9:9; Eccl 3:4, Eccl 3:11; Joel 1:13, Joel 2:17; Jas 4:8-10; Jas 5:1
to baldness Isa 15:2; Ezra 9:3; Job 1:20; Amos 8:10; Jonah 3:6; Mic 1:16
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behold Isa 5:12, Isa 21:4-5, Isa 56:12; Amos 6:3-7; Luke 17:26-29
let Isa 56:12; 1Cor 15:32; Jas 5:5
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it was Isa 5:9; 1Sam 9:15; Amos 3:7
Surely Num 15:25-31; 1Sam 3:14; Ezek 24:13; John 8:21-24; Heb 10:26-27; Rev 22:11-12
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treasurer 1Chr 27:25; Acts 8:27
Shebna Isa 36:3, Isa 37:2; 2Kgs 18:18, 2Kgs 18:37, 2Kgs 19:2
which 1Kgs 4:6; 2Kgs 10:5
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What hast Isa 52:5; Mic 2:10
hewed There are some monuments still remaining in Persia, of great antiquity, says Bp. Lowth, called Naksi Rustam, which give a clear idea of Shebna's pompous design for his sepulchre. They consist of several sepulchres, each of them hewn in a high rock near the top. The front of the rock to the valley below is adorned with carved work in relief, being the outside of the sepulchre. Some of these sepulchres are about thirty feet in the perpendicular from the valley, which is itself raised perhaps about half as much by the accumulation of the earth since they were made. Isa 14:18; 2Sam 18:18; 2Chr 16:14; Job 3:14; Matt 27:60
as he or, O he
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will carry etc. or, who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, shall surely violently turn, etc. Isa 22:18
a mighty captivity Heb. the captivity of a man
cover Esth 7:8; Job 9:24; Jer 14:3
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surely Isa 17:13; Amos 7:17
a large country Heb. a land large of spaces
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Job 40:11-12; Ps 75:6-7; Ezek 17:24; Luke 1:52
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Eliakim Isa 36:3, Isa 36:11, Isa 36:22, Isa 37:2; 2Kgs 18:18, 2Kgs 18:37
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clothe Gen 41:42-43; 1Sam 18:4; Esth 8:2, Esth 8:15
a father Isa 9:6-7; Gen 45:8
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And the key As the robe and the baldric, mentioned in the preceding verse, were the ensigns of power and authority; so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil. To comprehend how the key could be borne on the shoulder, it will be sufficient to observe, that the ancient keys were of considerable magnitude, and much bent. Matt 16:18-19; Rev 1:18
so he Job 12:14; Matt 18:18-19; Rev 3:7
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I will Ezra 9:8; Eccl 12:11; Zech 10:4
a glorious Gen 45:9-13; 1Sam 2:8; Esth 4:14, Esth 10:3; Job 36:7; Luke 22:29-30; Rev 3:21
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hang Gen 41:44-45, Gen 47:11-25; Dan 6:1-3; Matt 28:18; John 5:22-27, John 20:21-23
vessels of small Ezek 15:3; Rom 9:22-23; 2Tim 2:20-21
vessels of flagons or, instruments of viols
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the nail Isa 22:15-16
the burden Esth 9:5-14, Esth 9:24-25; Ps 52:5, Ps 146:3; Jer 17:5-6
for the Isa 46:11, Isa 48:15; Jer 4:28; Ezek 5:13, Ezek 5:15, Ezek 5:17; Mic 4:4
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am cir, 3292, bc cir, 712
the valley Jerusalem being situated in the midst of surrounding hills, and the seat of Divine revelation, is here termed "the valley of vision." This prophecy foretells the invasion of Jerusalem by the Assyrians under Sennacherib; and probably also, by the Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar. Ps 125:2; Jer 21:13
of vision 1Sam 3:1; Ps 147:19-20; Prov 29:18; Mic 3:6; Rom 3:2, Rom 9:4-5
What Gen 21:17; Judg 18:23; 1Sam 11:5; 2Sam 14:5; 2Kgs 6:28; Ps 114:5
that thou The eastern houses are built with a court within, into which chiefly the windows open; those that open to the street being so obstructed with lattice work, that no one can see through them. Whenever, therefore, anything is to be seen or heard in the streets, any public spectacle, or any alarm, everyone immediately goes up to the house-top to satisfy his curiosity. Hence all the people running to the top of their houses, gives a lively image of a sudden general alarm. Isa 15:3; Deut 22:8; Jer 48:38
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that art Isa 22:12-13, Isa 23:7, Isa 32:13; Amos 6:3-6
thy slain Isa 37:33, Isa 37:36; Jer 14:18, Jer 38:2, Jer 52:6; Lam 2:20, Lam 4:9-10
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thy rulers Isa 3:1-8; 2Kgs 25:4-7, 2Kgs 25:18-21; Jer 39:4-7, Jer 52:24-27
by the archers Heb. of the bow
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Look Ruth 1:20-21; Jer 4:19, Jer 9:1, Jer 13:17; Luke 1:2
Weep bitterly Heb. be bitter in weeping, Isa 33:7; Jer 6:26; Mic 1:8; Matt 26:75
labour Ps 77:2; Jer 8:18, Jer 31:15; Matt 2:18
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a day Isa 37:3; 2Kgs 19:3; Jer 30:7; Amos 5:18-20
treading Isa 5:5, Isa 10:6, Isa 25:10
perplexity Esth 3:15; Mic 7:4
breaking 2Kgs 25:10; Lam 1:5, Lam 2:2
crying Hos 10:8; Matt 24:16; Luke 23:30; Rev 6:16-17
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Elam Isa 21:2; Gen 10:22; Jer 49:35-39
Kir Isa 15:1; 2Kgs 16:9; Amos 1:5, Amos 9:7
uncovered Heb. made naked
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thy choicest valleys Heb. the choice of thy valleys
full Isa 8:7-8, Isa 10:28-32, Isa 37:34; Jer 39:1-3
at or, toward
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he discovered Isa 36:1-3
the armour 1Kgs 7:2, 1Kgs 10:17, 1Kgs 14:27-28; Song 4:4
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2Kgs 20:20; 2Chr 32:1-6, 2Chr 32:30
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a ditch Neh 3:16
ye have Isa 8:17, Isa 17:7, Isa 31:1, Isa 37:26; 2Chr 6:6, 2Chr 16:7-9; Jer 33:2-3; Mic 7:7
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call 2Chr 35:25; Neh 8:9-12, Neh 9:9; Eccl 3:4, Eccl 3:11; Joel 1:13, Joel 2:17; Jas 4:8-10; Jas 5:1
to baldness Isa 15:2; Ezra 9:3; Job 1:20; Amos 8:10; Jonah 3:6; Mic 1:16
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behold Isa 5:12, Isa 21:4-5, Isa 56:12; Amos 6:3-7; Luke 17:26-29
let Isa 56:12; 1Cor 15:32; Jas 5:5
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it was Isa 5:9; 1Sam 9:15; Amos 3:7
Surely Num 15:25-31; 1Sam 3:14; Ezek 24:13; John 8:21-24; Heb 10:26-27; Rev 22:11-12
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treasurer 1Chr 27:25; Acts 8:27
Shebna Isa 36:3, Isa 37:2; 2Kgs 18:18, 2Kgs 18:37, 2Kgs 19:2
which 1Kgs 4:6; 2Kgs 10:5
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What hast Isa 52:5; Mic 2:10
hewed There are some monuments still remaining in Persia, of great antiquity, says Bp. Lowth, called Naksi Rustam, which give a clear idea of Shebna's pompous design for his sepulchre. They consist of several sepulchres, each of them hewn in a high rock near the top. The front of the rock to the valley below is adorned with carved work in relief, being the outside of the sepulchre. Some of these sepulchres are about thirty feet in the perpendicular from the valley, which is itself raised perhaps about half as much by the accumulation of the earth since they were made. Isa 14:18; 2Sam 18:18; 2Chr 16:14; Job 3:14; Matt 27:60
as he or, O he
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will carry etc. or, who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, shall surely violently turn, etc. Isa 22:18
a mighty captivity Heb. the captivity of a man
cover Esth 7:8; Job 9:24; Jer 14:3
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surely Isa 17:13; Amos 7:17
a large country Heb. a land large of spaces
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Job 40:11-12; Ps 75:6-7; Ezek 17:24; Luke 1:52
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Eliakim Isa 36:3, Isa 36:11, Isa 36:22, Isa 37:2; 2Kgs 18:18, 2Kgs 18:37
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clothe Gen 41:42-43; 1Sam 18:4; Esth 8:2, Esth 8:15
a father Isa 9:6-7; Gen 45:8
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And the key As the robe and the baldric, mentioned in the preceding verse, were the ensigns of power and authority; so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil. To comprehend how the key could be borne on the shoulder, it will be sufficient to observe, that the ancient keys were of considerable magnitude, and much bent. Matt 16:18-19; Rev 1:18
so he Job 12:14; Matt 18:18-19; Rev 3:7
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I will Ezra 9:8; Eccl 12:11; Zech 10:4
a glorious Gen 45:9-13; 1Sam 2:8; Esth 4:14, Esth 10:3; Job 36:7; Luke 22:29-30; Rev 3:21
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hang Gen 41:44-45, Gen 47:11-25; Dan 6:1-3; Matt 28:18; John 5:22-27, John 20:21-23
vessels of small Ezek 15:3; Rom 9:22-23; 2Tim 2:20-21
vessels of flagons or, instruments of viols
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the nail Isa 22:15-16
the burden Esth 9:5-14, Esth 9:24-25; Ps 52:5, Ps 146:3; Jer 17:5-6
for the Isa 46:11, Isa 48:15; Jer 4:28; Ezek 5:13, Ezek 5:15, Ezek 5:17; Mic 4:4