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15 Because you have said, “We have cut a (A)covenant with death,
And with Sheol we have made a [a]pact.
(B)The overflowing [b]scourge will not reach us when it passes by,
For we have made (C)falsehood our refuge and we have (D)hidden ourselves with lying.”

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  1. Isaiah 28:15 As in some ancient versions; Heb seer
  2. Isaiah 28:15 Or flood

15 You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death,(A)
    with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement.
When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(B)
    it cannot touch us,
for we have made a lie(C) our refuge
    and falsehood[a] our hiding place.(D)

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  1. Isaiah 28:15 Or false gods