11. You made a pool between the two walls.It was to 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 Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies, told the peopleto cry and be sad.He told them to shave their heads and wear rough cloth.
13. But look. The people are happy.There are 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 of heaven’s armies said to me: “You people will die before this guilt is forgiven.” The Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies, said this.
15. This is what the Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies, says:“Go to this servant Shebna.He is the manager of the palace.
16. Say to him, ‘What are you doing here?Who said you could cut out a tomb for yourself here?Why are you preparing your tomb in a high place?Why are you carving out a tomb from the rock?
17. Look, mighty man! The Lord will throw you away.He will take firm hold of you.
18. He will roll you tightly into a balland throw you into another country.There you will die.Your fine chariots will remain there.You are a disgrace to your master’s house.
19. I will force you out of your important job here.You will be thrown down from your important place.’
20. “At that time I will call for my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
21. I will take your robe and put it on him. I will give him your belt. I will give him the important job you have. He will be like a father to the people of Jerusalem and the family of Judah.
22. I will put the key to the house of David around his neck. If he opens a door, no one will be able to close it. If he closes a door, no one will be able to open it.