Reference

Isaiah 22:15

Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
13

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

14

And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.

15

Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,

16

What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?

17

Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.

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Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a command given to a prophet, but it does not explicitly detail the *method* by which God communicated that command to the prophet, only that it was a direct address ("Thus saith the Lord God of hosts").