Verse 16

Isaiah 22:16

New King James Version

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?
Original Language Text
hebrew
מַה לְּ/ךָ֥ פֹה֙ וּ/מִ֣י לְ/ךָ֣ פֹ֔ה כִּֽי חָצַ֧בְתָּ לְּ/ךָ֛ פֹּ֖ה קָ֑בֶר חֹצְבִ֤י מָרוֹם֙ קִבְר֔/וֹ חֹקְקִ֥י בַ/סֶּ֖לַע מִשְׁכָּ֥ן לֽ/וֹ
English Translation
What are you doing here, and who is here with you, for you have hewn a grave for yourself here, a tomb for yourself hewn in the rock, a dwelling for yourself?
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Chapter 22 Context
1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the houset... Focus ↗
2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the... Focus ↗
3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are boun... Focus ↗
4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the... Focus ↗
5 For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the... Focus ↗
6 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. Focus ↗
7 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen sha... Focus ↗
8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house... Focus ↗
9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together th... Focus ↗
10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall... Focus ↗
11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unt... Focus ↗
12 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to... Focus ↗
13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let u... Focus ↗
14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from... Focus ↗
15 Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over... Focus ↗
16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he...
17 Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee. Focus ↗
18 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die,... Focus ↗
19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. Focus ↗
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: Focus ↗
21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy gover... Focus ↗
22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shu... Focus ↗
23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father... Focus ↗
24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all v... Focus ↗
25 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed,... Focus ↗