KJV King James Version
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?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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?
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?
WEB World English Bible
‘What are you doing here? Who has you here, that you have dug out a tomb here?’ Cutting himself out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!”
ASV American Standard Version
What doest thou here? and whom has thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out here a sepulchre? hewing him out a sepulchre on high, graving a habitation for himself in the rock!
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
What—to thee here? And who—to thee here? That thou hast hewn out to thee here—a sepulchre? Hewing on high his sepulchre, Graving in a rock a dwelling for himself.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 22
13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
15 Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, [even] unto Shebna, which [is] over the house, [and say],
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?
17 Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
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.
19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מַה־H4100 · mahwhat?לְּךָ֥H9031 · kayouפֹה֙H6311 · pohhereוּמִ֣יH4310 · miwho?לְךָ֣H9031 · kayouפֹ֔הH6311 · pohhereכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforחָצַ֧בְתָּH2672 · cha.tsavto hewלְּךָ֛H9031 · kayouפֹּ֖הH6311 · pohhereקָ֑בֶרH6913 · qe.vergraveחֹצְבִ֤יH2672 · cha.tsavto hewמָרוֹם֙H4791 · ma.romheightקִבְר֔וֹH6913 · qe.vergraveחֹקְקִ֥יH2710 · cha.qaqto decreeבַסֶּ֖לַעH5553 · se.larockמִשְׁכָּ֥ןH4908 · mish.kantabernacleלֽוֹ׃H9033 · ohim
Cross-references
Matthew 27:60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.2 Chronicles 16:14And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds [of spices] prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.2 Samuel 18:18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.Job 3:14With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;Micah 2:10Arise ye, and depart; for this [is] not [your] rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a sore destruction.Isaiah 52:5Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day [is] blasphemed.Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations, [even] all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
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