Isaiah 22:16

“‘What do you have here, and whom do you have here, that you have hewn for yourself here a grave?’ (hewing on high his grave, carving in the crag a dwelling for himself).”

Isaiah 22:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 22:16, word by word

you have hewnחָצַבְתָּchatsavta

hew

To shape rock, or carve wells or tombs in it.

Where else “chatsavta” appears
a grave?’קָבֶרkaver

tomb

Tomb, grave.

Where else “kaver” appears
on highמָרוֹםmarom

height

What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.

Where else “marom” appears
carvingחֹקְקִיchokki

engrave

To mark letters or figures on a hard surface so that they remain.

Where else “chokki” appears
in the cragסֶּלַעsela

crag

A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.

Where else “sela” appears
a dwellingמִשְׁכָּןmishkan

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

Where else “mishkan” appears

The context

15Thus says Adonai YHWH Tsevaot: “Go, come to that steward, to Shebna, who is over the house:

16 · This verse (above)

17Look, YHWH will hurl you away with a hurling, man, and will wrap you up in a wrapping;

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