17 I will make (A)justice the measuring line
And righteousness the level;
Then (B)hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
And the waters will overflow the secret place.
18 Your (C)covenant with death will be [a](D)canceled,
And your pact with Sheol will not stand;
When the (E)[b]gushing flood passes through,
Then you will become its (F)trampling ground.
19 As (G)often as it passes through, it will [c]seize you;
For (H)morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night,
And it will be [d]sheer (I)terror to understand [e]what it means.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:18 Lit covered over
  2. Isaiah 28:18 Or overwhelming scourge
  3. Isaiah 28:19 Lit take
  4. Isaiah 28:19 Lit only
  5. Isaiah 28:19 Lit the report; or the message

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