Isaiah

Isaiah 22:16

¹⁶What 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?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are you	לְּךָ֥	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
doing here	פֹה֙	p̄ōh	Adverb	H6311 here, hither
and who	וּמִ֣י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
you	פֹ֔ה	p̄ōh	Adverb	H6311 here, hither
to carve out	חָצַ֧בְתָּ	ḥā·ṣaḇ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
a tomb	קָ֑בֶר	qā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
for yourself	לְּךָ֛	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
here	פֹּ֖ה	pōh	Adverb	H6311 here, hither
to chisel	חֹצְבִ֤י	ḥō·ṣə·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
your tomb	קִבְר֔וֹ	qiḇ·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
in the height	מָרוֹם֙	mā·rō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
and cut	חֹקְקִ֥י	ḥō·qə·qî	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H2710 cut in, inscribe, decree
your resting place	מִשְׁכָּ֥ן	miš·kān	Noun - masculine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
in the rock	בַסֶּ֖לַע	ḇas·se·la‘	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff

Cross-references

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Matthew 27:60 · 2 Chronicles 16:14 · 2 Samuel 18:18 · Job 3:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.