¹⁴ Therefore, hear the Lord’s word,
    you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
¹⁵ You said, “We’ve cut a deal with death;^[a]
    with the underworld^[b] we made a pact.
When the overflowing flood passes through, it won’t reach us;
    for we have made lies our hiding place,
    and in falsehood we take shelter.”
¹⁶ Therefore, the Lord God says:
Look! I’m laying in Zion a stone,
    a tested stone, a valuable cornerstone,
    a sure foundation:
    the one who trusts won’t tremble.
¹⁷ I will make justice the measuring line
    and righteousness the plumb line.
But hail will sweep away the hiding place of lies,
    and water will overflow the shelter.
¹⁸ Your deal with death^[c] will be dissolved,
    and your pact with the grave^[d] won’t stand.
The rushing flood: when it passes through,
    you will be annihilated by it.

² I extended my hands all day
    to a rebellious people
        walking in a way that isn’t good,
        following their own plans;
³     people who provoke me to my face continually,
        sacrificing in gardens and burning incense on bricks,
⁴     who sit in tombs
        and spend the night among rocks;^[a]
    who eat swine’s flesh
        with broth of unclean meat in their bowls;