13. But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! “Let us eat and drink,” you say, “for tomorrow we die!”
14. The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing: “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
15. This is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: “Go, say to this steward, to Shebna the palace administrator:
16. What are you doing here and who gave you permission to cut out a grave for yourself here, hewing your grave on the height and chiseling your resting place in the rock?
17. “Beware, the Lord is about to take firm hold of you and hurl you away, you mighty man.
18. He will roll you up tightly like a ball and throw you into a large country. There you will die and there the chariots you were so proud of will become a disgrace to your master’s house.
19. I will depose you from your office, and you will be ousted from your position.