Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:22
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy [One] of Israel.
22. and lift [R.V. lifted ] up thine eyes on high ] The name by which Jehovah is often called is ‘the Most High’ (cf. Psa 56:2). To utter reproaches and blasphemies against Him betrays a great uplifting of the eyes, a terrible excess of arrogancy.
the Holy One of Israel ] This title of God, which occurs very frequently in Isaiah, signifies not only that God Himself is holy and specially gracious unto Israel, but that He makes the people holy also, separate from the rest of the world and sanctified by and for Himself. It expresses both the praise of God, and the privilege of His people.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The Holy One of Israel – This is a favorite phrase with Isaiah, in whose prophecies it is found 27 times, while it occurs five times only in the rest of Scripture Psa 71:22; Psa 78:41; Psa 89:18; Jer 50:29; Jer 51:5. Its occurrence here is a strong proof – one among many – of the genuineness of the present passage, which is not the composition of the writer of Kings, but an actual prophecy delivered at this time by Isaiah.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Exalted thy voice; by Rab-shakeh, who cried with a loud voice, 2Ki 18:28.
Lifted up thine eyes on high; a gesture of pride and scornfulness, Pro 21:4.
Against the Holy One of Israel: not against man, but against the holy God, who will not suffer thy impious blasphemies to go unpunished; and against the Holy One of Israel, who hath a special relation and kindness to Israel, having as it were set himself apart for them, and set them apart for himself, as being at this time the God of the Jews only, and not the God of the Gentiles; whom, as yet, he suffered to walk in their own evil ways, Act 14:16. And therefore he will plead their cause against thee.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on 2Ki 19:1]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(22) On highi.e., towards heaven (Isa. 40:26). (Comp. Isa. 14:13-14.)
The Holy One of Israel.A favourite expression of Isaiahs, in whose book it occurs twenty-seven times, and only five times elsewhere in the Old Testameut (Psa. 71:22; Psa. 78:41; Psa. 89:19; Jer. 50:29; Jer. 51:5).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
22. Whom hast thou reproached Art thou aware of the exalted and holy character of Him against whom thou hast exalted thyself?
Thine eyes on high He had uttered his blasphemies as if looking up to the skies on purpose to defy Jehovah.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ki 19:22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy [One] of Israel.
Ver. 22. Against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? ] God is “jealous for Jerusalem with a great jealousy.” Zec 1:14 He soon took notice of Cain’s frowns; Gen 4:6 Laban’s lowerings; Gen 31:2 Rabshakeh’s outcries here; those miscreants lolling out the tongue; Isa 57:3-4 their wagging the head at Christ on the cross. Mat 27:39
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Whom: 2Ki 18:28-35, Exo 5:2, Psa 73:9, Psa 74:22, Psa 74:23
exalted thy voice: Exo 9:17, Pro 30:13, Isa 10:15, Isa 14:13, Isa 14:14, Eze 28:2-9, Dan 5:20-23, 2Co 10:5, 2Th 2:4
the Holy One: Psa 71:22, Isa 5:24, Isa 30:11, Isa 30:12, Isa 30:15, Jer 51:5
Reciprocal: Lev 24:11 – blasphemed 1Ki 19:2 – if I 2Ki 18:25 – Amos I now 2Ki 18:30 – make you 2Ki 19:4 – reprove 2Ch 32:17 – to rail Psa 17:7 – savest Isa 36:14 – General Isa 36:20 – that the Lord Isa 37:4 – to reproach Isa 37:23 – Whom hast Isa 37:24 – thy servants Dan 8:11 – he magnified Nah 1:11 – one Act 5:39 – to fight Jam 3:5 – so
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 19:22. And lifted up thieve eyes on high As those do who have haughty thoughts, and look down on others with contempt and scorn. Even against the Holy One of Israel Whose honour is dear to him, and who has power to vindicate it, which the gods of the heathen have not.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
19:22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] {o} against the Holy [One] of Israel.
(o) God counts that as an injury done to him, and will avenge what is done to any of his saints.