Isaiah 28:15-17
International Standard Version
15 Because you said:
‘We have entered into a covenant with death,
and we have an agreement with Sheol,[a]
so when the overwhelming scourge makes its choice,[b]
it cannot reach us,
since we have made lies our refuge
and have concealed ourselves inside falsehood,’
16 therefore this is what the Lord God[c] says:
“Look! I am laying[d] a foundation stone in Zion, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone for a sure[e] foundation:
Whoever believes firmly will not act hastily.
17 And I will make justice the measuring line,
and righteousness the plumb line;
hail will sweep away your refuge of lies,
and floods[f] will overflow your hiding place.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 28:15 I.e. the place where the dead dwell in the afterlife
- Isaiah 28:15 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read sweeps by
- Isaiah 28:16 So 1QIsaa corrector
- Isaiah 28:16 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; MT reads I have laid
- Isaiah 28:16 So 1QIsaa MT; MTmss LXX lack sure
- Isaiah 28:17 Lit. waters
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