Isaiah 28:15

Because ye have said—We have solemnised a covenant with death, And with hades, have we effected a vision,—The overflowing scourge when it sweepeth by, shall not reach unto us, For we have made lying our refuge. And in falsehood, have we hid ourselves,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

14Wherefore, hear ye the word of Yahweh, Ye men who scoff,—Ye rulers of this people that is in Jerusalem.

16Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Behold me! founding in Zion a stone, A stone of testing, The costly corner of a well-laid foundation, he that trusteth, shall not make haste!

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Cross References

Job 5:23For, with the stones of the field, shall be thy covenant, and, the wild beast of the field, hath been made thy friend;

Ecclesiastes 8:8No man, hath power over the spirit, to retain the spirit, and, none, hath power over the day of death, and there is no furlough in war,—neither shall lawlessness deliver them who are given thereto.

Isaiah 8:7now therefore, lo! the Lord is about to bring up against them the waters, strong and many, of the River [="Euphrates"], even the king of Assyria and all his glory,—and he shall rise over all his channels, and flow over all his banks;

Isaiah 9:15The elder and favourite, he, is the head,—And the prophet teaching falsehood, he, is the tail;

Isaiah 28:18So shall be wiped out your covenant with death, And your vision with hades, not stand,—When the overflowing scourge, sweepeth past, then shall ye be thereby beaten down:

Isaiah 30:10Who have said to the seers, Ye must not see! To the prophets, Ye must not prophesy to us reproofs! Speak to us smooth things, Prophesy delusions:

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 →

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