Isaiah 22:16
'What right do you have here, and who gave you the right to be here, that you carve out a tomb for yourself here, cutting out a burial site on the height and chiseling your resting place in the rock?'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard 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?
KJV1611 – Modern English
What have you here? And whom have you here, that you have hewn a sepulcher here, as he who hews himself a sepulcher on high, who carves a dwelling for himself in a rock?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
What doest thou here? and whom has thou here,{H6311} that thou hast hewed thee out{H2672} here{H6311} a sepulchre?{H6913} hewing him out{H2672} a sepulchre{H6913} on high,{H4791} graving a habitation{H4908} for himself in the rock!{H5553}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out{H2672}{(H8804)} a sepulchre{H6913} here{H6311}, as he that heweth him out{H2672}{(H8802)} a sepulchre{H6913} on high{H4791}, and that graveth{H2710}{(H8802)} an habitation{H4908} for himself in a rock{H5553}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
What hast thou here to do? & from whece comest thou? that thou hast made the a graue here? For he had caused a costly tombe of stone to be made for himself, and a place to lye in to be hewen out of a rock.
Geneva Bible (1560)
What haste thou to doe here? and whome hast thou here? that thou shouldest here hewe thee out a sepulchre, as he that heweth out his sepulchre in an hie place, or that graueth an habitation for him selfe in a rocke?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
What hast thou to do here? and whom hast thou here? that thou shouldest here hewe thee out a sepulchree, as it were one that heweth hym out a sepulchree on hye, or that graueth an habitation for hym selfe on an harde rocke?
Authorized 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?
Webster's Bible (1833)
"What are you doing here? and who has you here, that you have hewed out a tomb here? Cutting him out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!"
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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!
American Standard Version (1901)
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!
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Who are you, and by what right have you made for yourself a resting-place here?
World English Bible (2000)
'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!"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
‘What right do you have to be here? What relatives do you have buried here? Why do you chisel out a tomb for yourself here? He chisels out his burial site in an elevated place, he carves out his tomb on a cliff.
Referenced Verses
- Matt 27:60 : 60 and placed it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. He rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.
- 2 Sam 18:18 : 18 During his lifetime, Absalom had set up a pillar in the King’s Valley for himself, saying, 'I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.' He named the pillar after himself, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
- 2 Chr 16:14 : 14 He was buried in his tomb that he had prepared for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices blended from various perfumes, and they made a very great fire in his honor.
- Job 3:14 : 14 With kings and counselors of the earth who built ruins for themselves.
- Isa 14:18 : 18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb,
- Isa 52:5 : 5 And now, what do I have here? declares the LORD. My people have been taken away for nothing, and their rulers mock, declares the LORD. And all day long, my name is constantly blasphemed.
- Mic 2:10 : 10 Get up and leave, for this is not your resting place! Because it is defiled, it brings destruction—a grievous destruction.
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