Isaiah 28 Footnotes

28:16 Paul (Rm 9:33) and Peter (1Pt 2:6-8) applied this text in the Greek version, together with Is 8:14, to Jesus Christ. Isaiah, here, said that God and his promises are a sure foundation for the believer, who “will be unshakable.” The Greek translation takes the Hebrew verb yachish, “have haste, anxiety,” in a different sense; the NT texts following the Greek have, “will not [or never] be put to shame” and apply the idea of the “cornerstone” to Christ. Hebrew verbs are typically rich in their range of meanings, depending on their forms, and translators into another language (e.g., Eng or Gk) often have to choose words that may not incorporate the same nuances. On the application of the “precious cornerstone” to Jesus, see note on Ps 118:22.