“^(A)Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested ^(B)stone,
A precious cornerstone for the foundation, ^[b]firmly placed.
The one who believes in it will not be ^[c]disturbed.
¹⁷ I will make ^(C)justice the measuring line
And righteousness the level;
Then ^(D)hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
And the waters will overflow the secret place.
¹⁸ Your ^(E)covenant with death will be ^[d](F)canceled,
And your pact with Sheol will not stand;
When the ^(G)[e]gushing flood passes through,
Then you will become its ^(H)trampling ground.
¹⁹ As ^(I)often as it passes through, it will ^[f]seize you;
For ^(J)morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night,
And it will be ^[g]sheer ^(K)terror to understand ^[h]what it means.”
²⁰ The bed is too short on which to stretch out,
And the ^(L)blanket is too ^[i]small to wrap oneself in.
²¹ For the Lord will rise up as at Mount ^(M)Perazim,
He will be stirred up as in the Valley of ^(N)Gibeon,
To do His ^(O)task, His ^[j](P)unusual task,
And to work His work, His ^[k]extraordinary work.
²² And now do not carry on as ^(Q)scoffers,
Or your shackles will be made stronger;
For I have heard from the Lord ^[l]God of armies
Of decisive ^(R)destruction on all the earth.