Devine Scripture

Isaiah 22:16

Isaiah chapter 22 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

What doest thou here? and whom hast 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!

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

What doest thou here? and whom hast 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!

Context

v.15Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is over the house, and say,

v.16This passage

v.17Behold, Jehovah, like a strong man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 3:14

    With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;

  • Isaiah 52:5

    Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.

  • Matthew 27:60

    and 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 tomb, and departed.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:14

    And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and divers kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.

  • Micah 2:10

    Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.

  • Isaiah 14:18

    All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house.