22:12 At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning,
for shaved heads and sackcloth. 1
22:14 The Lord who commands armies told me this: 2 “Certainly this sin will not be forgiven as long as you live,” 3 says the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies.
22:15 This is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says:
“Go visit this administrator, Shebna, who supervises the palace, 4 and tell him: 5
1 tn Heb “for baldness and the wearing of sackcloth.” See the note at 15:2.
2 tn Heb “it was revealed in my ears [by?] the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].”
3 tn Heb “Certainly this sin will not be atoned for until you die.” This does not imply that their death will bring atonement; rather it emphasizes that their sin is unpardonable. The statement has the form of an oath.
4 tn Heb “who is over the house” (so ASV); NASB “who is in charge of the royal household.”
5 tn The words “and tell him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.