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The Lord Rebukes Shebna

15 This is what the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies[a] 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[b] that you could carve out a grave for yourself here—cutting out a tomb at the choicest location,[c] chiseling out a resting place for yourself out of solid rock? 17 Look Out! The Lord is about to hurl you away violently, my strong fellow! He[d] will fold you up completely, 18 rolling you up tightly like a ball and throwing you into a large country. There[e] you will die, and there[f] your splendid chariots will lie. You’re a disgrace to your master’s house! 19 I will depose you from your office, ousting you[g] from your position.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:15 So 1QIsaa MT; MTmss LXX read Lord of the Heavenly Armies
  2. Isaiah 22:16 Lit. whom do you have here
  3. Isaiah 22:16 Lit. at the height
  4. Isaiah 22:17 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsaa 4QIsab MT LXX read And he
  5. Isaiah 22:18 So 4QIsaf; 1QIsaa 1QIsab 4QIsaa MT read To there; cf. LXX
  6. Isaiah 22:18 So 4QIsaf; 1QIsaa 1QIsab 4QIsaa MT read and to there; cf. LXX
  7. Isaiah 22:19 Lit. he has ousted you; so 1QIsaa; 4QIsaf MT LXXms read he will oust you; LXX lacks he has ousted you