19And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. …
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-25)We have here a prophecy concerning the displacing of Shebna, a great officer at court, and the preferring of Eliakim to the post of honour and trust that he was in. Such changes are common in the courts of princes; it is therefore strange that so much notice should be taken of it by the prophet here; but by the accomplishment of what was foretold concerning these particular persons God designed to…
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