14 Therefore, hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers,
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, | |
15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
And withk I.e. the nether worldSheol we have made al So some ancient versions; Heb seerpact.
The overwhelmingm Or floodscourge will not reach us when it passes by,
For we have made falsehood our refuge and we have concealed ourselves with deception.” | |
16 Therefore thus says the Lordn Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD,
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone,
A costly cornerstone for the foundation,o Lit well-laidfirmly placed.
He who believes in it will not bep Lit in a hurrydisturbed. | |
17 “I will make justice the measuring line
And righteousness the level;
Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies
And the waters will overflow the secret place. | |
18 “Your covenant with death will beq Lit covered overcanceled,
And your pact with Sheol will not stand;
When the overwhelming scourge passes through,
Then you become its trampling place. | |
19 “As often as it passes through, it willr Lit takeseize you;
For morning after morning it will pass through, anytime during the day or night,
And it will bes Lit onlysheer terror to understandt Lit the report, or, the messagewhat it means.” | |
20 The bed is too short on which to stretch out,
And the blanket is toou Lit narrowsmall to wrap oneself in. | |
21 For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim,
He will be stirred up as in the valley of Gibeon,
To do His task, Hisv Lit task is strangeunusual task,
And to work His work, Hisw Lit work is alienextraordinary work. | |
22 And now do not carry on as scoffers,
Or your fetters will be made stronger;
For I have heard from the Lordx Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD of hosts
Of decisive destruction on all the earth. | |
