Isaiah 28:14-22
Legacy Standard Bible
A Cornerstone in Zion
14 Therefore, (A)hear the word of Yahweh, O (B)scoffers,
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
15 Because you have said, “We have cut a (C)covenant with death,
And with Sheol we have made a [a]pact.
(D)The overflowing [b]scourge will not reach us when it passes by,
For we have made (E)falsehood our refuge and we have (F)hidden ourselves with lying.”
16 Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,
“(G)Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested (H)stone,
A costly cornerstone for the foundation, [c]firmly placed.
He who believes in it will not be [d]disturbed.
17 I will make (I)justice the measuring line
And righteousness the level;
Then (J)hail will sweep away the refuge of falsehood,
And the waters will overflow the secret place.
18 Your (K)covenant with death will be [e](L)canceled,
And your pact with Sheol will not stand;
When the (M)overflowing scourge passes through,
Then you will become its (N)trampling place.
19 As (O)often as it passes through, it will take you;
For (P)morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night,
And it will be [f]sheer (Q)terror to understand the report.”
20 The bed is too short on which to stretch out,
And the (R)blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.
21 For Yahweh will rise up as at Mount (S)Perazim;
He will be stirred up as in the valley of (T)Gibeon,
To work His (U)work, His [g](V)unusual work,
And to labor in His labor, His [h]exceptional labor.
22 So now do not carry on as (W)scoffers,
Lest your fetters be made stronger;
For I have heard from Lord Yahweh of hosts
Of complete (X)destruction, one that is decreed, on all the earth.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 28:15 As in some ancient versions; Heb seer
- Isaiah 28:15 Or flood
- Isaiah 28:16 Lit well-laid
- Isaiah 28:16 Lit in a hurry
- Isaiah 28:18 Lit covered over
- Isaiah 28:19 Lit only
- Isaiah 28:21 Lit task is strange
- Isaiah 28:21 Lit work is foreign
Isaiah 28:14-22
Christian Standard Bible
A Deal with Death
14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord,(A) you scoffers(B)
who rule this people in Jerusalem.
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,(C)
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(D) in Zion,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;(E)
the one who believes will be unshakable.[b](F)
17 And I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the mason’s level.”(G)
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(H) will cause you
to understand the message.[c]
20 Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,
and its cover too small to wrap up in.
21 For the Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim.(I)
He will rise in wrath, as at the Valley of Gibeon,(J)
to do his work, his unexpected work,
and to perform his task, his unfamiliar task.
22 So now, do not scoff,
or your shackles will become stronger.
Indeed, I have heard from the Lord God of Armies
a decree of destruction for the whole land.(K)
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