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A Cornerstone in Zion

14 Therefore, (A)hear the word of Yahweh, O (B)scoffers,
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
15 Because you have said, “We have cut a (C)covenant with death,
And with Sheol we have made a [a]pact.
(D)The overflowing [b]scourge will not reach us when it passes by,
For we have made (E)falsehood our refuge and we have (F)hidden ourselves with lying.”

16 Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,

(G)Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested (H)stone,
A costly cornerstone for the foundation, [c]firmly placed.
He who believes in it will not be [d]disturbed.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:15 As in some ancient versions; Heb seer
  2. Isaiah 28:15 Or flood
  3. Isaiah 28:16 Lit well-laid
  4. Isaiah 28:16 Lit in a hurry