God's Word Translation

Isaiah 22:14-22 God's Word Translation (GW)

14. The Lord of Armies revealed this to me: “Certainly, this wrong will not be forgiven even when you die,” says the Almighty Lord of Armies.

15. This is what the Almighty Lord of Armies says:Go to Shebna, the man in charge of the palace, and say ⌊to him⌋,

16. “What are you doing here?What right do you have to dig a tomb for yourself?What right do you have to cut it out in a prominent place?What right do you have to carve outa resting place for yourself in the rock?

17. Look, mighty man!The Lord will throw you out.He will grab you.

18. He will wrap you up tightly like a turban.He will throw you far away into another land.There you will die.There your splendid chariots will remain.There you will become a disgrace to your master’s household.

19. “I will remove you from your officeand do away with your position.

20. When that day comes, I will call my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah.

21. I will dress him in your linen robeand fasten it with your belt.I will give him your authority,and he will be like a father to those who live in Jerusalemand to the nation of Judah.

22. I will place the key of the house of David around his neck.What he opens no one will shut.What he shuts no one will open.