Isaiah 28:15-17

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁵ You said:
    We have made a covenant with death,
    an agreement with the grave.^[a]
    When the punishing whip^[b] comes, it will not touch us,
    for we have made lies our refuge,
    and we have hidden ourselves behind falsehood.

¹⁶ Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
    Look, I am laying a stone in Zion as a foundation,
    a tested stone,
    a precious cornerstone to provide a sure foundation.
    Whoever believes will not be put to shame.^[c]
17 I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the plumb line.
A hailstorm will sweep away the refuge of lies,
and floodwaters will wash away your shelter.