Isaiah 28:15
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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Job 5:23For the wild beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 1
Ecclesiastes 8:8There is no man that has power over the spirit 1 To retain the spirit; 1 And there is no power in the day of death: 1 And there is no discharge in the day of battle; 1 Neither shall ungodliness save her votary. 1
Isaiah 8:7therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon you the water of the river, strong and abundant, even the king of the Assyrians, and his glory: and he shall come up over every valley of yours, and shall walk over every wall of yours:
Isaiah 9:15And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
Isaiah 28:18except 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.
Isaiah 30:10who say to the prophets, Report not to us; and to them that see visions, Speak them not to us, but speak and report to us another error;
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 →