15. You have declared, “We have made a covenant with death,with Sheol we have made a pact;When the raging flood passes through,it will not reach us;For we have made lies our refuge,and in falsehood we have found a hiding place,”—
16. Therefore, thus says the Lord God:See, I am laying a stone in Zion,a stone that has been tested,A precious cornerstone as a sure foundation;whoever puts faith in it will not waver.
17. I will make judgment a measuring line,and justice a level.—Hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies,and waters shall flood the hiding place.
18. Your covenant with death shall be canceledand your pact with Sheol shall not stand.When the raging flood passes through,you shall be beaten down by it.
19. Whenever it passes, it shall seize you;morning after morning it shall pass,by day and by night.Sheer terrorto impart the message!