Isaiah 22:16
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
What hast thou here?.... In the king's house, or in Jerusalem; what business hast thou here? thou art unworthy of such…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
What hast thou here? - This verse contains a severe repoof of the pride and ostentation of Shebna, and of his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 22:15-25
We have here a prophecy concerning the displacing of Shebna, a great officer at court, and the preferring of Eliakim to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
We may imagine the meeting between Isaiah and the vizier to have taken place at the sepulchre which the latter, after…
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