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13 And the word of the Lord shall be to them: Command, command again; command, command again: expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there: that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem.

15 For you have said: We have entered into a league with death, and we have made a covenant with hell. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come upon us: for we have placed our hope in lies, and by falsehood we are protected.

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13 So then, the word of the Lord to them will become:
    Do this, do that,
    a rule for this, a rule for that;
    a little here, a little there(A)
so that as they go they will fall backward;
    they will be injured(B) and snared and captured.(C)

14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord,(D) you scoffers(E)
    who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15 You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death,(F)
    with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement.
When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(G)
    it cannot touch us,
for we have made a lie(H) our refuge
    and falsehood[a] our hiding place.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:15 Or false gods