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14 And Jehovah of hosts revealed himself in mine ears, Surely this iniquity shall not be [a]forgiven you till ye die, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

15 Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, Go, get thee unto this [b]treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is over the house, and say, 16 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!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:14 Or, expiated by
  2. Isaiah 22:15 Or, steward

14 The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing:(A) “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned(B) for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

15 This is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says:

“Go, say to this steward,
    to Shebna(C) the palace(D) administrator:(E)
16 What are you doing here and who gave you permission
    to cut out a grave(F) for yourself(G) here,
hewing your grave on the height
    and chiseling your resting place in the rock?

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