Isaiah 28:15-17
Expanded Bible
15 You say, “We have made an ·agreement [treaty; covenant] with death;
we have a ·contract [agreement; pact] with ·death [or the grave; L Sheol].
When ·terrible punishment [an overwhelming scourge/flood] passes by,
it won’t ·hurt [touch; reach] us.
Our lies ·will keep us safe [L are our refuge],
and ·our tricks [falsehood] ·will hide us [is our refuge/shelter].”
16 Because of these things, this is what the Lord God says:
“I will ·put [lay; establish] a stone in the ground in ·Jerusalem [L Zion; C the location of the Temple],
a tested stone.
·Everything will be built on this important and precious rock [L …a precious cornerstone for a firm foundation].
Anyone who trusts in it will never ·be disappointed [or panic; waver; be shaken; Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:6].
17 I will use justice as a measuring line
and ·goodness [righteousness] as the ·standard [plumb line].
The lies you ·hide behind [take refuge in] will be ·destroyed [swept away] as if by hail.
·They [Your hiding place/shelter] will be washed away as if in a flood.
Isaiah 28:15-17
New International Version
15 You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death,(A)
with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement.
When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(B)
it cannot touch us,
for we have made a lie(C) our refuge
and falsehood[a] our hiding place.(D)”
16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion,(E) a tested stone,(F)
a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;(G)
the one who relies on it
will never be stricken with panic.(H)
17 I will make justice(I) the measuring line
and righteousness the plumb line;(J)
hail(K) will sweep away your refuge, the lie,
and water will overflow(L) your hiding place.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 28:15 Or false gods
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