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14 “Nevertheless, the Lord of the Heavenly Armies has revealed himself to my hearing:
‘“Surely because of you[a]
    this iniquity will not be forgiven
        you until you die,’
says the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies.”

The Lord Rebukes Shebna

15 This is what the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies[b] says:

“Come, go to this steward, to Shebna who is in charge of the household, and ask him: 16 ‘What are you doing here, and who are your relatives here[c] that you could carve out a grave for yourself here—cutting out a tomb at the choicest location,[d] chiseling out a resting place for yourself out of solid rock?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:14 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT LXX lack because of you
  2. Isaiah 22:15 So 1QIsaa MT; MTmss LXX read Lord of the Heavenly Armies
  3. Isaiah 22:16 Lit. whom do you have here
  4. Isaiah 22:16 Lit. at the height