Isaiah 22:15-24

15This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Now go and speak to Shebna, the officer with authority in the king's palace.

16Say to him, “You should not be here in the palace. You have cut a grave in the rock here for yourself, but you do not have the authority to do that! You have made a beautiful grave high up on the hill, as if you belong with the kings.

17But look! The Lord will catch you and he will throw you out! You are just a man. He will take hold of you with all his strength.

18He will hold you in his hand like a ball and he will throw you far away. You will die in that large, open country. Your great chariots will be useless there with you. You have brought shame to your master's family.”

19I will remove you from your job. You will no longer be an important officer in the palace.

20At that time, I will call my servant Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, to come.

21I will put on him your special clothes. I will tie your belt round him. I will give your authority to him. Then Eliakim will become like a father to the people in Jerusalem and the people in Judah.

22I will give the key of David's royal family to him. He will have complete authority. Any door that he opens, nobody may close it. Any door that he closes, nobody may open it.

23I will fix him strongly in his place, like a peg in a strong wall. Because of him, people will respect and praise his father's family.

24His children and his family will become more important because of him. They will be like bowls, cups and jars that hang on him as the strong peg.’