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Isaiah 22:16 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Isaiah 22:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 22 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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? as: or, O he”
Isaiah 22:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 22:16
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here—God's interrogation uses biting irony. The triple poh (פֹה, 'here') emphasizes Shebna's presumption: 'What right do you have here?' He was carving out a tomb (קֶבֶר, qever) among Jerusalem's elite burial sites, on high (מָרוֹם, marom), indicating a prominent hillside location for the wealthy and powerful.Ancient Near Eastern officials commissioned elaborate rock-cut tombs as monuments to their legacy—expensive displays of prestige. But Shebna had no ancestral claim to Jerusalem burial ('whom hast thou ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 22:16
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“which he had hewn out in the rock”
“which is in the king's dale; for he said”
“which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David”
“who built up waste places for themselves;”
“and depart! For this is not your resting place”
“what do I here”
“sleep in glory”