9. You saw that the walls of Jerusalemhad many cracks that needed repairing.You stored up water in the lower pool.
10. You counted the houses of Jerusalem,and you tore down houses to repair the walls with their stones.
11. You made a pool between the two wallsto save water from the old pool,but you did not trust the God who made these things;you did not respect the One who planned them long ago.
12. The Lord God All-Powerful told the peopleto cry and be sad,to shave their heads and wear rough cloth.
13. But look, the people are happyand are having wild parties.They kill the cattle and the sheep;they eat the food and drink the wine.They say, “Let us eat and drink,because tomorrow we will die.”
14. The Lord All-Powerful said to me: “You people will die before this guilt is forgiven.” The Lord God All-Powerful said this.
15. This is what the Lord God All-Powerful says:“Go to this servant Shebna,the manager of the palace.
16. Say to him, ‘What are you doing here?Who said you could cut out a tomb for your self here?Why are you preparing your tomb in a high place?Why are you carving out a tomb from the rock?
17. Look, mighty one! The Lord will throw you away.He will take firm hold of you
18. and roll you tightly into a balland throw you into another country.There you will die,and there your fine chariots will remain.You are a disgrace to your master’s house.