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13 And the word of the Lord will be to them
precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
    line upon line, line upon line,
    here a little, there a little,
(A)that they may go, and fall backwards,
    and be broken, and snared, and taken.

A Cornerstone in Zion

14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you (B)scoffers,
    who rule this people in Jerusalem!
15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
    and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the (C)overwhelming whip passes through
    it will not come to us,
for we have made (D)lies our refuge,
    and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;

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