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Therefore thus saith the Lord, the Lord, Behold, I lay for the foundations of Sion a costly stone, a choice, a corner-stone, a precious , for its foundations; and he that believes shall by no means be ashamed.
14
Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, ye afflicted men, and ye princes of this people that is in Jerusalem.
15
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with Hades, and agreements with death; if the rushing storm should pass, it shall not come upon us: we have made falsehood our hope, and by falsehood shall we be protected:
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Therefore thus saith the Lord, the Lord, Behold, I lay for the foundations of Sion a costly stone, a choice, a corner-stone, a precious , for its foundations; and he that believes shall by no means be ashamed.
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And I will cause judgment for hope, and my compassion shall be for measures, and ye that trust vainly in falsehood : for the storm shall by no means pass by you,
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except it also take away your covenant of death, and your trust in Hades shall by no means stand: if the rushing storm should come upon you, ye shall be beaten down by it.
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