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Selected Verse: Isaiah 22:19 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Isa 22:19 |
King James |
And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
state--office.
he--God. A similar change of persons occurs in Isa 34:16. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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.) |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He - The Lord; such sudden changes of persons being very usual in these writings. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| I will drive thee - אהרסך ehersecha, in the first person, Syr. Vulg. |
16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.