Isaiah 28:16

¹⁴ Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.

¹⁵ For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”

So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

¹⁷ I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.

¹⁸ Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Therefore the Lord GOD says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.
ASV: therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner -[stone] of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.
DARBY: Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I lay for foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that trusteth shall not make haste.
BLB: Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I lay for a foundation in Zion a stone, a stone tested, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. One believing will not be in haste.

ÅB: derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg har lagt i Sion en grunnstein, en prøvet stein, en kostelig, fast hjørnestein; den som tror, haster ikke[^7].
OTB: Derfor, dette er hva Den Suverene Herren sier: "Se, jeg legger en stein i Sion, en prøvet stein, en kostbar hjørnestein for et sikkert fundament; den som tror på den vil ikke bli forstyrret.
B1930: derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg har lagt i Sion en grunnsten, en prøvet sten, en kostelig, fast hjørnesten; den som tror, haster ikke. / < er fri for angst og forferdelse.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 118:22
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Acts 4:11–12
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
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1 Peter 2:6–8
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
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Luke 20:17–18
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
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Romans 9:33
as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
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Mark 12:10
Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
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Isaiah 8:14–15
And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
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