“ Who do you think you are, and what are you doing here, building a beautiful tomb for yourself— a monument high up in the rock?

‘你在这里做什么呢？有什么人竟在这里凿坟墓，就是在高处为自己凿坟墓，在磐石中为自己凿出安身之所？

‘你在这里凭什么？你在这里靠谁？竟敢在这里为自己凿坟墓，在高处为自己凿坟墓，在岩石中为自己挖安身之所！

‘你在这里凭什么？你在这里靠谁？竟敢在这里为自己凿坟墓，在高处为自己凿坟墓，在岩石中为自己挖安身之所！

“你在这里做什么？你凭什么在这里为自己挖坟墓，在高处为自己挖坟墓，在磐石上为自己凿安息之所？

你在这里有什么权利呢？你在这里有什么人，竟在这里为你自己凿坟墓，就是在高处为自己凿坟墓，在磐石中为自己凿出安身之所呢？

你在这里有什么权利，你在这里有什么人，你竟然在这里为自己开凿坟墓？你这在高处为自己开凿坟墓、在岩石中为自己雕凿住所的人哪！

『你在這裏做甚麼呢？有甚麼人竟在這裏鑿墳墓，就是在高處為自己鑿墳墓，在磐石中為自己鑿出安身之所？

『你在這裏憑甚麼？你在這裏靠誰？竟敢在這裏為自己鑿墳墓，在高處為自己鑿墳墓，在巖石中為自己挖安身之所！

『你在這裏憑甚麼？你在這裏靠誰？竟敢在這裏為自己鑿墳墓，在高處為自己鑿墳墓，在巖石中為自己挖安身之所！

「你在這裡做什麼？你憑什麼在這裡為自己挖墳墓，在高處為自己挖墳墓，在磐石上為自己鑿安息之所？

你在這裡有甚麼權利呢？你在這裡有甚麼人，竟在這裡為你自己鑿墳墓，就是在高處為自己鑿墳墓，在磐石中為自己鑿出安身之所呢？

你在這裏有甚麼權利？你在這裏有甚麼人，竟在這裏為你自己鑿墳墓，在高處為自己鑿墳墓，在碞石中為自己開拓安身之所呢？

你在這裡有什麼權利，你在這裡有什麼人，你竟然在這裡為自己開鑿墳墓？你這在高處為自己開鑿墳墓、在巖石中為自己雕鑿住所的人哪！

爾在此何為、又有何人、致爾鑿墓於高處、為己鑿墓於磐中、鐫琢居所、

爾於此鑿墓、營窀穸於高磐之上、意以為可久與、抑為爾骨肉之親也。

爾於此何涉、於此有何人、竟於此鑿墓、於高處為己鑿墓、於磐石為己鑿長眠之所、

What are you doing here and who gave you permission to cut out a grave for yourself here, hewing your grave on the height and chiseling your resting place in the rock?

‘ What are you doing here outside the city? Who allowed you to cut out a tomb for yourself here? Who said you could carve out your grave on the hillside? Who allowed you to cut out your resting place in the rock?

What have you to do here, and whom have you here, that you have cut out here a tomb for yourself, you who cut out a tomb on the height and carve a dwelling for yourself in the rock?

What are you doing here? Who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here, carving your tomb on the height and cutting a resting place for yourself out of rock?

‘ What right do you have here, And whom do you have here, That you have cut out a tomb for yourself here, You who cut out a tomb on the height, You who carve a resting place for yourself in the rock?

‘ 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 tomb for himself in a rock?

What doest thou here? and whom hast 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!

What are you doing here? Who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here, carving your tomb on the height and cutting a crypt for yourself out of rock?

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?

‘ 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.

‘ 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!”

He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.

He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.

During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley, for he said,“ I have no son to carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom’s Monument to this day.

I would rest with the world’s kings and prime ministers, whose great buildings now lie in ruins.

What is this?” asks the Lord.“ Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is blasphemed all day long.

“ The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, each in his own tomb,

Up! Begone! This is no longer your land and home, for you have filled it with sin and ruined it completely.