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16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,[a]
    a firm and tested stone.
It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.
    Whoever believes need never be shaken.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 28:16a Hebrew in Zion.
  2. 28:16b Greek version reads Look! I am placing a stone in the foundation of Jerusalem [literally Zion], / a precious cornerstone for its foundation, chosen for great honor. / Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced. Compare Rom 9:33; 1 Pet 2:6.

33 God warned them of this in the Scriptures when he said,

“I am placing a stone in Jerusalem[a] that makes people stumble,
    a rock that makes them fall.
But anyone who trusts in him
    will never be disgraced.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 9:33a Greek in Zion.
  2. 9:33b Isa 8:14; 28:16 (Greek version).

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