Isaiah 22:17

“Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, &c.] Or with the captivity of a man; so the Targum, of a mighty man, Sennacherib king of Assyria; who, as the Jews sayf438, when he went from Jerusalem, upon the rumour of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia coming against him, carried away Shebna and his company, as with an inundation: or as a man is carried captive, whose captivity is harder, and more severe and cruel, than a woman’s, as the Rabbinsf439 observe; a woman finding more mercy in captivity usually than a man does. Some of the Jewish writers render the word “geber” a cock, as they do elsewhere; and gloss it, as a cock is carried away, and goes from place to placef440; and so…”

“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 Isa 22:18.”

“Behold, the Lord will carry thee away - Of the historical fact here referred to we have no other information. To what place he was to be carried, we know not. It is probable, however, that it was to Assyria. With a mighty captivity - Hebrew, גבר geber - ‘Of a man,’ or perhaps, ‘O man.’ If it means ‘the captivity of a man,’ the sense is, a strong, irresistible, mighty captivity where the word “man” is emphatic, and means such as a mighty man would make. Compare Job 38:3 : ‘Gird up now thy loins like a man.’ The margin reads this, he ‘who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, shall surely turn and toss thee.’ But the text conveys more nearly the idea of the…”

“Will carry - Will cause thee to be carried into captivity by a strong hand. Cover - This may be an allusion to the ancient custom of covering the faces of condemned persons. Isaiah 22:18”

“will carry: etc. or, who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, shall surely violently turn, etc. Isa 22:18 a mighty captivity: Heb. the captivity of a man cover: Est 7:8; Job 9:24; Jer 14:3 Isaiah 22:18”