Isaiah 28:18
And the help you were looking for from death will come to nothing, and your agreement with the underworld will be broken; when the overflowing waters come through, then you will be overcome by them.
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Isaiah 2:15And on every high tower, and on every strong wall;
Isaiah 8:8And it will come on into Judah; rushing on and overflowing, till the waters are up to the neck; *** and his outstretched wings will be covering the land from side to side: for God is with us.
Isaiah 28:3The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
Jeremiah 2:37Truly, you will go out from him with your hands on your head: for the Lord has given up those in whom you have put your faith, and they will be of no help to you.
Jeremiah 47:2This is what the Lord has said: See, waters are coming up out of the north, and will become an overflowing stream, overflowing the land and everything in it, the town and those who are living in it; and men will give a cry, and all the people of the land will be crying out in pain.
Ezekiel 13:11Say to those who put whitewash on it, There will be an overflowing shower; and you, O ice-drops, will come raining down; and it will be broken in two by the storm-wind.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:15-23
Judgments Announced; The Corner-stone in Zion. ( b. c. 725.) 14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord , ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God , Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a… Read the whole commentary →