13
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept,precept upon precept;line upon line,line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fallbackward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
15
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowingscourge* shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have madelies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16
Therefore thus saith the LordGOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a triedstone, a preciouscorner stone, a surefoundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowingscourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19
From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
21
For the LORD shall rise up as in mountPerazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strangework; and bring to pass his act, his strangeact.