Isaiah 28:15-19

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ For you said, “We have made a covenant with Death,
and we have an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming catastrophe^[a] passes through,^(A)
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
¹⁶ Therefore the Lord God said:
“Look, I have laid a stone^(B) in Zion,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;^(C)
the one who believes will be unshakable.^[b](D)
17 And I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the mason’s level.”^(E)
Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
and water will flood your hiding place.
¹⁸ Your covenant with Death will be dissolved,
and your agreement with Sheol will not last.
When the overwhelming catastrophe passes through,
you will be trampled.
¹⁹ Every time it passes through,
it will carry you away;
it will pass through every morning—
every day and every night.
Only terror^(F) will cause you
to understand the message.^[c]