Isaiah 28:14-22
A Deal with Death
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For you said, “We have cut a deal with Death,
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,(C)
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
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17 and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,(C)
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
And I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the mason’s level.”(G)
Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
and water will flood your hiding place.
18 and righteousness the mason’s level.”(G)
Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
and water will flood your hiding place.
Your deal with Death will be dissolved,
and your agreement with Sheol will not last.
When the overwhelming scourge passes through,
you will be trampled.
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20 and your agreement with Sheol will not last.
When the overwhelming scourge passes through,
you will be trampled.
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on,
and its cover too small to wrap up in.
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22 and its cover too small to wrap up in.
So now, do not mock,
or your shackles will become stronger.
Indeed, I have heard from the Lord God of Hosts
a decree of destruction for the whole land.(K)
or your shackles will become stronger.
Indeed, I have heard from the Lord God of Hosts
a decree of destruction for the whole land.(K)
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 28:16: Lit will not hurry
b.
Isaiah 28:19: Or The understanding of the message will cause sheer terror