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Thereforethussays the LordGOD, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a testedstone, A costlycornerstone for the foundation, firmlyplaced. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.
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"I will makejustice the measuringline And righteousness the level; Then hail will sweepaway the refuge of lies And the waters will overflow the secretplace.
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"Your covenant with death will be canceled, And your pact with Sheol will not stand; When the overwhelmingscourgepassesthrough, Then you become its trampling place.
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"As often as it passesthrough, it will seize you; For morning after morning it will passthrough, anytime during the day or night, And it will be sheerterror to understandwhat it means."
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For the LORD will rise up as at MountPerazim, He will be stirred up as in the valley of Gibeon, To do His task, His unusualtask, And to work His work, His extraordinarywork.
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And now do not carry on as scoffers, Or your fetters will be madestronger; For I have heard from the LordGOD of hosts Of decisivedestruction on all the earth.