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.You tore them down to fix the walls with their stones.
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?