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Isaiah 22

Isaiah 22 — Overview

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, The prophet laments the invasion of Jewry; , He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy; , He prophesies Shebna’s deprivation, . and the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ.

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Isaiah 22 — OverviewIsaiah 22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have now come nearer home, for this chapter is "the burden of the valley of vision," Jerusalem; other places had their burden for the sake of their being concerned in some way or other with Jerusalem, and…Isaiah 22 — OverviewIsaiah 22 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains two prophecies, one concerning the invasion of Judah and Jerusalem, not by the Medes and Persians, but by the Assyrian army, under which they served; and the other of the removal of Shebna, an…Isaiah 22:1-7Isaiah 22:1-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe title of this prophecy is very observable. It is the burden of the valley of vision, of Judah and Jerusalem; so all agree. Fitly enough is Jerusalem called a valley, for the mountains were round about it, and…Isaiah 22:1Isaiah 22:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeam 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…Isaiah 22:2Isaiah 22:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethat art: Isaiah 22:12-13, 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 4:9-10Isaiah 22:2Isaiah 22:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThou art full of stirs,.... Or, "wast full of stirs"; through the multitude of people walking about in it, and the vast hurry of business done in it; but now all hush and quiet, the streets clear of people, and the…