“Look! I am laying a stone in Zion.
    It is a stone that has been tested.
It is the most important stone for a firm foundation.
    The one who depends on that stone will never be shaken.
¹⁷ I will use a measuring line to prove that you have not been fair.
    I will use a plumb line to prove that you have not done what is right.
Hail will sweep away the lies you depend on to keep you safe.
    Water will flood your hiding place.
¹⁸ Your covenant with death will be called off.
    The agreement you made with the place of the dead will not stand.
When the terrible plague comes to punish you,
    you will be struck down by it.