The Meaning of Isaiah 22:19 Explained

Isaiah 22:19

KJV: And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.

YLT: And I have thrust thee from thy station, And from thine office he throweth thee down.

Darby: And I will drive thee from thine office, and from thy station will I pull thee down.

ASV: And I will thrust thee from thine office; and from thy station shalt thou be pulled down.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will drive  thee from thy station,  and from thy state  shall he pull thee down. 

What does Isaiah 22:19 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord promised to drive Shebna out of his office, and to tear him down from his exalted position in which he took so much pride.

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 22

1  The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem
8  He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy
15  He prophesies Shebna's deprivation
20  And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ

What do the individual words in Isaiah 22:19 mean?

So I will drive you out of your office and from your position he will pull you down
וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖ יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ

וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ  So  I  will  drive  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: הָדַף  
Sense: to thrust, push, drive, cast away, cast out, expel, thrust away.
מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ  out  of  your  office 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מַצָּב  
Sense: station, garrison, standing-place.
וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖  and  from  your  position 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מַעֲמָד  
Sense: attendance, office, function, service.
יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ  he  will  pull  you  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: הָרַס  
Sense: to tear down, break down, overthrow, beat down, break, break through, destroy, pluck down, pull down, throw down, ruined, destroyer, utterly.

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