New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 28:15-18

15Because you have said, “We have made a 1covenant with death, And with 2Sheol we have made a 3pact. 4The 5gushing flood will not reach us when it passes by, Because we have made 6falsehood our refuge and we have 7concealed ourselves with deception.” 16Therefore this is what the Lord 8God says: “9Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested 10stone, A precious cornerstone for the foundation, 11firmly placed. The one who believes in it will not be 12disturbed.17I will make 13justice the measuring line And righteousness the level; Then 14hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the secret place.18Your 15covenant with death will be 16 17canceled, And your pact with Sheol will not stand; When the 18 19gushing flood passes through, Then you will become its 20trampling ground.

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1. Isaiah 28:15 Is 28:18 ↩
2. Isaiah 28:15 I.e., the netherworld ↩
3. Isaiah 28:15 As in some ancient versions; MT seer ↩
4. Isaiah 28:15 Is 8:8; 28:2; 30:28; Dan 11:22 ↩
5. Isaiah 28:15 Or overwhelming scourge ↩
6. Isaiah 28:15 Is 9:15; 30:9; 44:20; 59:3, 4; Ezek 13:22 ↩
7. Isaiah 28:15 Is 29:15 ↩
8. Isaiah 28:16 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
9. Isaiah 28:16 Rom 9:33; 10:11; 1 Pet 2:6 ↩
10. Isaiah 28:16 Ps 118:22; Is 8:14, 15; Matt 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Eph 2:20 ↩
11. Isaiah 28:16 Lit well-laid ↩
12. Isaiah 28:16 Lit in a hurry ↩
13. Isaiah 28:17 2 Kin 21:13; Is 5:16; 30:18; 61:8; Amos 7:7-9 ↩
14. Isaiah 28:17 Is 28:2 ↩
15. Isaiah 28:18 Is 28:15 ↩
16. Isaiah 28:18 Lit covered over ↩
17. Isaiah 28:18 Is 7:7; 8:10 ↩
18. Isaiah 28:18 Or overwhelming scourge ↩
19. Isaiah 28:18 Is 28:15 ↩
20. Isaiah 28:18 Is 28:3; Dan 8:13 ↩

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