Old Testament · VERSE 17

Isaiah 22:17

King James Version

Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

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Isaiah 22:17 in context

Isaiah 22:15

Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,

Isaiah 22:16

What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?

Isaiah 22:17SELECTED VERSE

Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

Isaiah 22:18

He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.

Isaiah 22:19

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

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