Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
carry . . . away with . . . captivity—rather, "will cast thee away with a mighty throw" [MAURER]. "Mighty," literally, "of a man" (so Job 38:3).
surely cover—namely, with shame, where thou art rearing a monument to perpetuate thy fame [VITRINGA]. "Rolling will roll thee," that is, will continually roll thee on, as a ball to be tossed away [MAURER]. Compare Isaiah 22:18.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 22:17:
Isaiah 22:15
Isaiah 36:3
Jeremiah 10:18
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