16. 'What are you doing here outside the city? Who allowed you to cut out a tomb for yourself here? Who said you could carve out your grave on the hillside? Who allowed you to cut out your resting place in the rock?
17. " 'Watch out, you mighty man! The Lord is about to grab hold of you. He is about to throw you away.
18. He will roll you up tightly like a ball. He will throw you into a very large country. There you will die. And there the chariots you are so proud of will remain. You bring shame on your master's family!
19. The Lord will remove you from your job. You will be brought down from your high position.
20. " 'At that time he will send for his servant Eliakim. He is the son of Hilkiah.
21. The Lord will put your robe on Eliakim. He will tie your belt around him. He will hand your authority over to him. Eliakim will be like a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah.
22. " 'The Lord will give Eliakim the key of authority in David's royal house. No one can shut what he opens. And no one can open what he shuts.
23. The Lord will set him firmly in place like a peg that is driven into a wall. He will hold a position of honor in his family.