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?
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 22 connects to 7 cross-references. The oracle against the Valley of Vision (Jerusalem) mourns premature celebration when the city should be weeping. Leadership fled without a fight. Shebna the steward is rebuked for his grandiose tomb and will be replaced by Eliakim who will receive …
Other Translations
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!
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.
Who are you, and by what right have you made for yourself a resting-place here?
Cross References
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: …
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and …
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule …
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with …
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a …