Isaiah 28:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.”
Isaiah 28:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 28:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 28:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.”
Isaiah 28:17 — World English Bible
Isaiah 28:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place. ”
Isaiah 28:17 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 28:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I have put judgment for a line, And righteousness for a plummet, And sweep away doth hail the refuge of lies, And the secret hiding-place do waters overflow.”
Isaiah 28:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 28:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I will appoint judgment for a line, and righteousness for a plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place. ”
Isaiah 28:17 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 28:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Iudgement also will I laye to the rule, and righteousnesse to the balance, and the haile shall sweepe away the vaine confidence, and the waters shall ouerflowe the secret place.”
Isaiah 28:17 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 28:17 in Context — Isaiah 28
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 precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
What Does Isaiah 28:17 Mean?
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