Isaiah 28:16-22

Isaiah 28:16-22

[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  shall it pass over,  by day  and by night:  and it shall be a vexation  only to understand  the report.  [20] For the bed  is shorter  than that a man can stretch  himself on it: and the covering  narrower  than that he can wrap  [21] For the LORD  shall rise up  as in mount  Perazim,  he shall be wroth  as in the valley  of Gibeon,  that he may do  his work,  his strange  work;  and bring to pass  his act,  his strange  act.  [22] Now therefore be ye not mockers,  lest your bands  be made strong:  for I have heard  from the Lord  of hosts  a consumption,  even determined  upon the whole earth.