15 Because ye have said, We have made a [a]covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement: though a scourge run over, and pass through, it shall not come at us: for we have made [b]falsehood our refuge, and under vanity are we hid,

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lay in Zion a stone, a [c]tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. He that believeth, [d]shall not make haste.

17 Judgment also will I lay to the rule, and [e]righteousness to the balance, and the [f]hail shall sweep away the vain confidence, and the waters shall overflow [g]the secret place.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:15 They thought they had shifts to avoid God’s judgments, and that they could escape though all others perished.
  2. Isaiah 28:15 Though the prophets condemned their idols and vain trust of falsehood and vanity, yet the wicked thought in themselves that they would trust in these things.
  3. Isaiah 28:16 That is, Christ, by whom all the building must be tried and upheld, Ps. 118:22; Matt. 21:42; Acts 4:11; Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:6.
  4. Isaiah 28:16 He shall be quiet, and seek none other remedies, but be content with Christ.
  5. Isaiah 28:17 In the restitution of his Church, judgment and justice shall reign.
  6. Isaiah 28:17 God’s corrections and afflictions.
  7. Isaiah 28:17 Affliction shall discover their vain confidence, which they kept secret to themselves.

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