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Isaiah 22:16

14 The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,” says the Lord GOD of Hosts.

15 This is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “Go, say to Shebna, the steward in charge of the palace:

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?

17 Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,

18 roll you into a ball, and sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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?
KJV
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?
WEB
‘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
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!
DARBY
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewn thee out a sepulchre here, [as] he that heweth out his sepulchre on high, cutting out in the rock a habitation for himself?
BLB
What [is] unto you here, and who [is] unto you here, that have hewn out for yourself here a tomb, hewing out his tomb [on] high, carving a resting place in the rock for himself?
ÅB
Hva har du her, og hvem har du her, siden du her har hugget deg ut en grav, du som hugger deg ut en grav i høyden, huler deg ut en bolig i berget?
OTB
Hva rett har du her, og hvem har du her, at du har hugget ut en grav for deg selv her, du som hugger ut en grav på høyden og meisler et hvilested for deg selv i fjellet?
B1930
Hvad har du her, og hvem har du her, siden du her har hugget dig ut en grav, du som hugger dig ut en grav i høiden, huler dig ut en bolig i berget?

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Cross references

  • Matthew 27:60

    and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:18

    During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:14

    And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

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  • Job 3:14

    with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,

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  • Isaiah 52:5

    And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.

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  • Isaiah 14:18

    All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.

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  • Micah 2:10

    Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction— a grievous destruction!

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