Isaiah 28:16-18

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Therefore, the Lord God says:
Look! I’m laying in Zion a stone,
    a tested stone, a valuable cornerstone,
    a sure foundation:
    the one who trusts won’t tremble.
¹⁷ I will make justice the measuring line
    and righteousness the plumb line.
But hail will sweep away the hiding place of lies,
    and water will overflow the shelter.
¹⁸ Your deal with death^[a] will be dissolved,
    and your pact with the grave^[b] won’t stand.
The rushing flood: when it passes through,
    you will be annihilated by it.