Isaiah 28:14-16

International Standard Version

¹⁴ “Therefore hear^[a] the message from the Lord, you scoffers
    who rule this people that are in Jerusalem.
¹⁵ Because you said:
    ‘We have entered into a covenant with death,
        and we have an agreement with Sheol,^[b]
    so when the overwhelming scourge makes its choice,^[c]
        it cannot reach us,
    since we have made lies our refuge
        and have concealed ourselves inside falsehood,’
¹⁶ therefore this is what the Lord God^[d] says:
    “Look! I am laying^[e] a foundation stone in Zion, a tested stone,
        a precious cornerstone for a sure^[f] foundation:
    Whoever believes firmly will not act hastily.