Translations
Modern
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
Traditional
Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Literal
Behold, YHWH is going to hurl you with a great hurling, and will grasp hold of you with a firm grasp, O strong one;
Latin
Ecce Dominus asportari te faciet, sicut asportatur gallus gallinaceus; et quasi amictum, sic sublevabit te.
Original
Hebrew
English
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
Notes
Shebna and Eliakim were two royal officials in King Hezekiah’s court (see 2 Kings 18:18; 19:2). Shebna believed the Assyrians would surely kill him. So he planned for a well-decorated burial place (Isaiah 22:16).
Although the rebuke of Shebna happened before Assyria’s siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC (see Isaiah 22:19–21; 36:3), it relates well to the warnings in 22:1–13 about the later Babylonian siege.
This message addresses the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37; 2 Kings 18:17–19:37). It may also refer to the people's preparation for the later Babylonian siege from 588 to 586 BC.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC