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16 Because of these things, this is what the Lord God says:

“I will put a stone in the ground in Jerusalem.
    This will be a tested stone.
Everything will be built on this important and precious rock.
    Anyone who trusts in it will never be disappointed.
17 I will use justice as a measuring line.
    I will use goodness to measure by.
The lies you hide behind will be destroyed as if by hail.
    They will be washed away as if in a flood.
18 Your agreement with death will be erased.
    Your contract with death will not help you.
When punishment comes,
    you will be crushed by it.

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16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,(A) a tested stone,(B)
    a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;(C)
the one who relies on it
    will never be stricken with panic.(D)
17 I will make justice(E) the measuring line
    and righteousness the plumb line;(F)
hail(G) will sweep away your refuge, the lie,
    and water will overflow(H) your hiding place.
18 Your covenant with death will be annulled;
    your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand.(I)
When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(J)
    you will be beaten down(K) by it.

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