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14 I heard the Lord who rules over all speaking. “Your sin can never be paid for as long as you live,” says the Lord.

15 The Lord who rules over all speaks. The Lord says,

“Go and speak to Shebna, the head servant.
    He is in charge of the palace. Tell him,
16 ‘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?

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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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