Introduction
Overview
Isaiah 22 . 1 , The prophet laments the invasion of Jewry; Isaiah 22 . 8 , He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy; Isaiah 22 . 15 , He prophesies Shebna’s deprivation , Isaiah 22 . 20. and the substitution of Eliakim , prefiguring the kingdom of Christ.
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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. Psalm 125 . 2 , Jeremiah 21 . 13
of vision . 1 Samuel 3 . 1 , Psalm 147 . 19 , Psalm 147 . 20 , Proverbs 29 . 18 , Micah 3 . 6 , Romans 3 . 2 , Romans 9 . 4 , Romans 9 . 5
What . Genesis 21 . 17 , Judges 18 . 23 , 1 Samuel 11 . 5 , 2 Samuel 14 . 5 , 2 Kings 6 . 28 , Psalm 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. Isaiah 15 . 3 , Deuteronomy 22 . 8 , Jeremiah 48 . 38
Reciprocal . Isaiah 8 . 8 . he shall pass Isaiah 13 . 1 . burden Isaiah 13 . 4 . noise Jeremiah 18 . 22 . a cry Jeremiah 47 . 2 . then the Hosea 10 . 14 . shall a Nahum 1 . 1 . burden Habakkuk 1 . 1 . General
that art . Isaiah 22 . 12 , Isaiah 22 . 13 , Isaiah 23 . 7 , Isaiah 32 . 13 , Amos 6 . 3-6
thy slain . Isaiah 37 . 33 , Isaiah 37 . 36 , Jeremiah 14 . 18 , Jeremiah 38 . 2 , Jeremiah 52 . 6 , Lamentations 2 . 20 , Lamentations 4 . 9 , Lamentations 4 . 10
Reciprocal . Isaiah 14 . 11 . pomp Lamentations 1 . 1 . full Ezekiel 26 . 13 . General Zephaniah 2 . 15 . the rejoicing
thy rulers . Isaiah 3 . 1-8 , 2 Kings 25 . 4-7 , 2 Kings 25 . 18-21 , Jeremiah 39 . 4-7 , Jeremiah 52 . 24-27
by the archers . Heb. of the bow
Reciprocal . Psalm 18 . 35 . gentleness Jeremiah 4 . 9 . that the heart
Look . Ruth 1 . 20 , Ruth 1 . 21 , Jeremiah 4 . 19 , Jeremiah 9 . 1 , Jeremiah 13 . 17 , Luke 1 . 2
Weep bitterly . Heb. be bitter in weeping , Isaiah 33 . 7 , Jeremiah 6 . 26 , Micah 1 . 8 , Matthew 26 . 75
labour . Psalm 77 . 2 , Jeremiah 8 . 18 , Jeremiah 31 . 15 , Matthew 2 . 18
Reciprocal . Esther 4 . 1 . and cried Esther 4 . 3 . great mourning Isaiah 32 . 11 . be troubled Isaiah 51 . 19 . by whom Jeremiah 4 . 11 . daughter Jeremiah 9 . 18 . our eyes Jeremiah 47 . 2 . then the Jeremiah 48 . 3 . voice Lamentations 2 . 11 . for Ezekiel 21 . 6 . Sigh Ezekiel 27 . 31 . they shall weep Zephaniah 1 . 10 . the noise Zephaniah 1 . 14 . even Luke 21 . 25 . with
a day . Isaiah 37 . 3 , 2 Kings 19 . 3 , Jeremiah 30 . 7 , Amos 5 . 18-20
treading . Isaiah 5 . 5 , Isaiah 10 . 6 , Isaiah 25 . 10
perplexity . Esther 3 . 15 , Micah 7 . 4
breaking . 2 Kings 25 . 10 , Lamentations 1 . 5 , Lamentations 2 . 2
crying . Hosea 10 . 8 , Matthew 24 . 16 , Luke 23 . 30 , Revelation 6 . 16 , Revelation 6 . 17
Reciprocal . Isaiah 15 . 5 . destruction Isaiah 32 . 11 . be troubled Jeremiah 47 . 2 . then the Ezekiel 7 . 7 . the day Zephaniah 1 . 10 . the noise Zephaniah 1 . 14 . even Zephaniah 1 . 15 . is Luke 9 . 7 . he Luke 21 . 25 . with
Elam . Isaiah 21 . 2 , Genesis 10 . 22 , Jeremiah 49 . 35-39
Kir . Isaiah 15 . 1 , 2 Kings 16 . 9 , Amos 1 . 5 , Amos 9 . 7
uncovered . Heb. made naked
Reciprocal . Genesis 14 . 1 . Elam 1 Chronicles 1 . 17 . Elam 1 Chronicles 19 . 17 . and set Jeremiah 25 . 25 . Elam
thy choicest valleys . Heb. the choice of thy valleys
full . Isaiah 8 . 7 , Isaiah 8 . 8 , Isaiah 10 . 28-32 , Isaiah 37 . 34 , Jeremiah 39 . 1-3
at . or , toward
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 19 . 17 . and set Jeremiah 1 . 15 . and they
he discovered . Isaiah 36 . 1-3
the armour . 1 Kings 7 . 2 , 1 Kings 10 . 17 , 1 Kings 14 . 27 , 1 Kings 14 . 28 , Song of Solomon 4 . 4
Reciprocal . 2 Chronicles 11 . 5 . built 2 Chronicles 32 . 3 . to stop Hosea 8 . 14 . and Judah
2 Kings 20 . 20 , 2 Chronicles 32 . 1-6 , 2 Chronicles 32 . 30
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 11 . 27 . the breaches 2 Kings 18 . 17 . the conduit of the upper pool 2 Chronicles 32 . 5 . he strengthened Isaiah 36 . 2 . the conduit Nahum 3 . 14 . Draw John 5 . 2 . pool
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 32 . 18 . forgotten 2 Chronicles 11 . 11 . he fortified 2 Chronicles 32 . 5 . he strengthened Ezekiel 21 . 20 . the defenced
a ditch . Nehemiah 3 . 16
ye have . Isaiah 8 . 17 , Isaiah 17 . 7 , Isaiah 31 . 1 , Isaiah 37 . 26 , 2 Chronicles 6 . 6 , 2 Chronicles 16 . 7-9 , Jeremiah 33 . 2 , Jeremiah 33 . 3 , Micah 7 . 7
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 32 . 18 . forgotten 2 Chronicles 11 . 11 . he fortified Psalm 28 . 5 . Because Zechariah 5 . 7 . talent John 5 . 2 . pool
call . 2 Chronicles 35 . 25 , Nehemiah 8 . 9-12 , Nehemiah 9 . 9 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 4 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 11 , Joel 1 . 13 , Joel 2 . 17 , James 4 . 8-10 , James 5 . 1
to baldness . Isaiah 15 . 2 , Ezra 9 . 3 , Job 1 . 20 , Amos 8 . 10 , Jonah 3 . 6 , Micah 1 . 16
Reciprocal . Genesis 37 . 34 . General Exodus 33 . 5 . put off Leviticus 21 . 5 . not make baldness Leviticus 23 . 29 . that shall Numbers 25 . 6 . weeping Numbers 29 . 7 . afflict Judges 9 . 27 . did eat 2 Samuel 11 . 11 . shall I then 2 Samuel 12 . 16 . fasted 1 Kings 20 . 31 . put sackcloth 1 Kings 21 . 27 . lay in sackcloth 1 Chronicles 12 . 32 . understanding of the times 2 Chronicles 18 . 2 . Ahab Ezra 10 . 6 . he mourned Nehemiah 9 . 1 . children Esther 4 . 3 . great mourning Esther 4 . 16 . fast Job 16 . 15 . sewed Job 30 . 31 . General Psalm 69 . 11 . I made Psalm 137 . 4 . How shall Proverbs 19 . 10 . Delight Ecclesiastes 2 . 2 . It is Ecclesiastes 7 . 2 . better Ecclesiastes 7 . 14 . but Ecclesiastes 8 . 6 . therefore Isaiah 3 . 24 . baldness Isaiah 22 . 2 . that art Isaiah 29 . 9 . General Isaiah 32 . 13 . in the Isaiah 47 . 8 . given Jeremiah 4 . 8 . gird Jeremiah 6 . 26 . make thee Jeremiah 16 . 6 . nor cut Jeremiah 16 . 8 . General Jeremiah 51 . 39 . their heat Ezekiel 21 . 10 . should Ezekiel 27 . 31 . they shall make Daniel 5 . 1 . made Daniel 9 . 3 . with Hosea 9 . 1 . Rejoice Joel 1 . 8 . Lament Joel 2 . 12 . with fasting Amos 5 . 16 . Wailing Zechariah 7 . 3 . Should Matthew 9 . 15 . and then Matthew 24 . 38 . they Luke 5 . 35 . and Luke 17 . 27 . General Romans 13 . 13 . rioting James 4 . 9 . afflicted Revelation 11 . 3 . clothed Revelation 18 . 7 . much she
behold . Isaiah 5 . 12 , Isaiah 21 . 4 , Isaiah 21 . 5 , Isaiah 56 . 12 , Amos 6 . 3-7 , Luke 17 . 26-29
let . Isaiah 56 . 12 , 1 Corinthians 15 . 32 , James 5 . 5
Reciprocal . Genesis 25 . 34 . eat Genesis 37 . 34 . General Judges 16 . 25 . their hearts 1 Samuel 30 . 16 . eating 1 Kings 4 . 20 . eating 2 Chronicles 18 . 2 . Ahab Job 21 . 12 . General Proverbs 23 . 20 . not Proverbs 23 . 35 . I will Ecclesiastes 2 . 2 . It is Ecclesiastes 3 . 4 . time to weep Isaiah 22 . 2 . that art Isaiah 29 . 9 . General Isaiah 32 . 13 . in the Isaiah 47 . 8 . given Ezekiel 16 . 49 . fulness Amos 6 . 4 . lie Zechariah 7 . 3 . Should Luke 12 . 19 . take Luke 15 . 13 . wasted Acts 14 . 17 . filling Romans 13 . 13 . rioting 1 Timothy 5 . 6 . she James 4 . 9 . afflicted James 5 . 1 . weep
it was . Isaiah 5 . 9 , 1 Samuel 9 . 15 , Amos 3 . 7
Surely . Numbers 15 . 25-31 , 1 Samuel 3 . 14 , Ezekiel 24 . 13 , John 8 . 21-24 , Hebrews 10 . 26 , Hebrews 10 . 27 , Revelation 22 . 11 , Revelation 22 . 12
Reciprocal . Genesis 49 . 1 . Gather Leviticus 11 . 24 . General Leviticus 15 . 5 . General Leviticus 15 . 21 . General 2 Samuel 6 . 23 . unto the day Isaiah 21 . 5 . eat Isaiah 56 . 12 . to morrow Ezekiel 9 . 5 . hearing Ezekiel 16 . 49 . fulness Daniel 5 . 1 . made
treasurer . 1 Chronicles 27 . 25 , Acts 8 . 27
Shebna . Isaiah 36 . 3 , Isaiah 37 . 2 , 2 Kings 18 . 18 , 2 Kings 18 . 37 , 2 Kings 19 . 2
which . 1 Kings 4 . 6 , 2 Kings 10 . 5
Reciprocal . Isaiah 22 . 25 . the nail
What hast . Isaiah 52 . 5 , Micah 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. Isaiah 14 . 18 , 2 Samuel 18 . 18 , 2 Chronicles 16 . 14 , Job 3 . 14 , Matthew 27 . 60
as he . or , O he
Reciprocal . Genesis 50 . 5 . I have Judges 18 . 3 . and what hast Isaiah 22 . 25 . the nail Mark 15 . 46 . hewn Luke 16 . 22 . and was buried John 11 . 38 . It was John 19 . 41 . and in
will carry . etc. or , who covered thee with an excellent covering , and clothed thee gorgeously , shall surely violently turn , etc. Isaiah 22 . 18
a mighty captivity . Heb. the captivity of a man
cover . Esther 7 . 8 , Job 9 . 24 , Jeremiah 14 . 3
Reciprocal . Jeremiah 22 . 26 . General Ezekiel 21 . 24 . ye shall
surely . Isaiah 17 . 13 , Amos 7 . 17
a large country . Heb. a land large of spaces
Reciprocal . Isaiah 22 . 17 . will carry Ezekiel 21 . 24 . ye shall Hosea 4 . 16 . as a lamb
Job 40 . 11 , Job 40 . 12 , Psalm 75 . 6 , Psalm 75 . 7 , Ezekiel 17 . 24 , Luke 1 . 52
Reciprocal . Esther 8 . 2 . his ring Ezekiel 28 . 16 . therefore
Eliakim . Isaiah 36 . 3 , Isaiah 36 . 11 , Isaiah 36 . 22 , Isaiah 37 . 2 , 2 Kings 18 . 18 , 2 Kings 18 . 37
clothe . Genesis 41 . 42 , Genesis 41 . 43 , 1 Samuel 18 . 4 , Esther 8 . 2 , Esther 8 . 15
a father . Isaiah 9 . 6 , Isaiah 9 . 7 , Genesis 45 . 8
Reciprocal . Numbers 20 . 26 . General Judges 17 . 10 . a father Job 12 . 21 . weakeneth the strength of the mighty Isaiah 45 . 5 . I girded thee Ezekiel 23 . 15 . with girdles
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. Matthew 16 . 18 , Matthew 16 . 19 , Revelation 1 . 18
so he . Job 12 . 14 , Matthew 18 . 18 , Matthew 18 . 19 , Revelation 3 . 7
Reciprocal . Numbers 20 . 26 . General Job 31 . 36 . I Isaiah 9 . 6 . the government
I will . Ezra 9 . 8 , Ecclesiastes 12 . 11 , Zechariah 10 . 4
a glorious . Genesis 45 . 9-13 , 1 Samuel 2 . 8 , Esther 4 . 14 , Esther 10 . 3 , Job 36 . 7 , Luke 22 . 29 , Luke 22 . 30 , Revelation 3 . 21
Reciprocal . Exodus 27 . 19 . all the pins thereof Exodus 38 . 20 . the pins
hang . Genesis 41 . 44 , Genesis 41 . 45 , Genesis 47 . 11-25 , Daniel 6 . 1-3 , Matthew 28 . 18 , John 5 . 22-27 , John 20 . 21-23
vessels of small . Ezekiel 15 . 3 , Romans 9 . 22 , Romans 9 . 23 , 2 Timothy 2 . 20 , 2 Timothy 2 . 21
vessels of flagons . or , instruments of viols
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 7 . 15 . vessels Zechariah 6 . 13 . bear
the nail . Isaiah 22 . 15 , Isaiah 22 . 16
the burden . Esther 9 . 5-14 , Esther 9 . 24 , Esther 9 . 25 , Psalm 52 . 5 , Psalm 146 . 3 , Jeremiah 17 . 5 , Jeremiah 17 . 6
for the . Isaiah 46 . 11 , Isaiah 48 . 15 , Jeremiah 4 . 28 , Ezekiel 5 . 13 , Ezekiel 5 . 15 , Ezekiel 5 . 17 , Micah 4 . 4
Reciprocal . Isaiah 13 . 1 . burden Isaiah 24 . 3 . the Lord