Isaiah 22:15-25
Legacy Standard Bible
15 Thus says Lord Yahweh of hosts,
“Come, go to this steward,
To (A)Shebna, who is in charge of the royal household,
16 ‘What right do you have here,
And whom do you have here,
That you have (B)hewn a tomb for yourself here,
You who hew a tomb on the height,
You who carve a dwelling place for [a]yourself in the cliff?
17 Behold, Yahweh is about to hurl you headlong, O man.
And He is about to grasp you firmly
18 And He will surely roll you tightly like a ball,
To be (C)cast into a vast country;
There you will die,
And there your glorious chariots will be,
You disgrace of your master’s house.’
19 I will (D)push you out of your office,
And [b]I will pull you down from your station.
20 Then it will be in that day,
That I will summon My servant (E)Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,
21 And I will clothe him with your tunic
And tie your sash securely about him.
I will give your [c]authority into his hand,
And he will become a (F)father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
22 Then I will set (G)the key of the (H)house of David on his shoulder,
When he opens no one will shut,
When he shuts no one will (I)open.
23 I will drive him like a (J)peg in a firm place,
And he will become a (K)throne of glory to his father’s house.
24 So they will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, offspring and [d]issue, all the least of vessels, from bowls to all the jars. 25 In that day,” declares Yahweh of hosts, “the (L)peg driven in a firm place will give way; it will even (M)break off and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off, for (N)Yahweh has spoken.”
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- Isaiah 22:16 Lit himself
- Isaiah 22:19 As in many ancient versions; Heb He
- Isaiah 22:21 Lit rule
- Isaiah 22:24 Or possibly leaf
Isaiah 22:15-25
Christian Standard Bible
A Pronouncement against Shebna
15 The Lord God of Armies said, “Go to Shebna,(A) that steward who is in charge of the palace, and say to him: 16 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?(B) 17 Look, you strong man! The Lord is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you, 18 wind you up into a ball, and sling you into a wide land.[a] There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will be—a disgrace to the house of your lord. 19 I will remove you from your office; you will be ousted from your position.
20 “On that day I will call for my servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah.(C) 21 I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will hand your authority over to him, and he will be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.(D) 22 I will place the key(E) of the house of David on his shoulder; what he opens, no one can close; what he closes, no one can open.(F) 23 I will drive him, like a peg, into a firm place. He will be a throne of honor for his father’s family. 24 They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s family: the descendants and the offshoots—all the small vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar. 25 On that day”—the declaration of the Lord of Armies—“the peg that was driven into a firm place will give way, be cut off, and fall, and the load on it will be destroyed.” Indeed, the Lord has spoken.
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- 22:17–18 Hb obscure
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