Isaiah 28:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 I will make judgment a measuring line,
and justice a level.—[a]
Hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies,
and waters shall flood the hiding place.
Footnotes
- 28:17 Line…level: instruments used in constructing a building, to keep it true. They are used metaphorically here to refer to the qualities that Zion, the city of God, must manifest, judgment and justice, not bloodshed (Mi 3:10), nor deceit and violence, which would result in a bulging unstable wall doomed to destruction (Is 30:12–14). Cf. 1 Cor 3:10–17.
Ezekiel 13:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, laying bare its foundations. When it falls, you shall be crushed beneath it. Thus you shall know that I am the Lord.
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