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Isaiah 28:17-22 The Pride and Fall of Ephraim

17 I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the plumb line;
hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie,
and water will overflow your hiding place.

18 Your covenant with death will be annulled;
your agreement with the grave will not stand.
When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by,
you will be beaten down by it.

19 As often as it comes it will carry you away;
morning after morning, by day and by night,
it will sweep through.”
The understanding of this message
will bring sheer terror.

20 The bed is too short to stretch out on,
the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.

21 The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim,
he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon—
to do his work, his strange work,
and perform his task, his alien task.

22 Now stop your mocking,
or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
of the destruction decreed against the whole land.

Cross References for Isaiah 28:17-22

1 Corinthians 3:13 - his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revea... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:13 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:13

Revelation 16:21 - From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men. And they cursed God ... Click to read the verse Revelation 16:21 Click to read the verse Revelation 16:21

2 Peter 3:6-7 - By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:6-7 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:6-7

Job 22:16 - They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood. Click to read the verse Job 22:16 Click to read the verse Job 22:16

Isaiah 10:22 - Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand by the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruct... Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:22

Isaiah 28:15 - You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death, with the grave we have made an agreemen... Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:15

Isaiah 32:2 - Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of wate... Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:2

Revelation 19:2 - for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the ea... Click to read the verse Revelation 19:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 19:2

Romans 2:5 - But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against y... Click to read the verse Romans 2:5 Click to read the verse Romans 2:5

Psalms 83:15 - so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm. Click to read the verse Psalms 83:15 Click to read the verse Psalms 83:15

Revelation 8:7 - The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was ... Click to read the verse Revelation 8:7 Click to read the verse Revelation 8:7

Ezekiel 38:22 - I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 38:22 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 38:22

Joshua 10:11 - As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large ha... Click to read the verse Joshua 10:11 Click to read the verse Joshua 10:11

Isaiah 32:18-19 - My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:18-19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:18-19

Isaiah 5:16 - But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will show himself holy b... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:16 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:16

Revelation 11:19 - Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant.... Click to read the verse Revelation 11:19 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:19

Isaiah 25:4 - You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the... Click to read the verse Isaiah 25:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 25:4

Isaiah 9:15 - the elders and prominent men are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:15

Romans 2:2 - Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. Click to read the verse Romans 2:2 Click to read the verse Romans 2:2

Isaiah 29:15 - Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their work in dar... Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:15

Isaiah 28:2 - See, the Lord has one who is powerful and strong. Like a hailstorm and a destructive wind, like... Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:2

Jeremiah 7:14 - Therefore, what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears my Name, the temple you t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:14

2 Kings 21:13 - I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line us... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:13 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:13

Amos 7:7 - This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, w... Click to read the verse Amos 7:7 Click to read the verse Amos 7:7

Isaiah 30:28 - His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck. He shakes the nations in the sieve... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:28 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:28

Lamentations 2:8 - The Lord determined to tear down the wall around the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measu... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:8 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:8

Jeremiah 7:20 - “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:20

Matthew 7:27 - The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fe... Click to read the verse Matthew 7:27 Click to read the verse Matthew 7:27

Psalms 94:15 - Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Click to read the verse Psalms 94:15 Click to read the verse Psalms 94:15

Job 9:17 - He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason. Click to read the verse Job 9:17 Click to read the verse Job 9:17

Jeremiah 23:19 - See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:19

Psalms 69:1 - Psalm 69 For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the ... Click to read the verse Psalms 69:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 69:1

Isaiah 17:12 - Oh, the raging of many nations— they rage like the raging sea! Oh, the uproar of the peoples— t... Click to read the verse Isaiah 17:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 17:12

Isaiah 8:7 - therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the River— the king... Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:7

Daniel 11:22 - Then an overwhelming army will be swept away before him; both it and a prince of the covenant w... Click to read the verse Daniel 11:22 Click to read the verse Daniel 11:22

Nahum 1:8 - but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into dar... Click to read the verse Nahum 1:8 Click to read the verse Nahum 1:8

Isaiah 20:6 - In that day the people who live on this coast will say, ‘See what has happened to those we reli... Click to read the verse Isaiah 20:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 20:6

Romans 9:28 - For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.” Click to read the verse Romans 9:28 Click to read the verse Romans 9:28

Isaiah 32:19 - Though hail flattens the forest and the city is leveled completely, Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 32:19

Ezekiel 13:10-16 - “‘Because they lead my people astray, saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace, and because, whe... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 13:10-16 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 13:10-16

Jeremiah 7:4-8 - Do not trust in deceptive words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lor... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:4-8 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:4-8

Jeremiah 30:23-24 - See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads o... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 30:23-24 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 30:23-24

Amos 7:7-9 - This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, w... Click to read the verse Amos 7:7-9 Click to read the verse Amos 7:7-9

Exodus 9:18-19 - Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt,... Click to read the verse Exodus 9:18-19 Click to read the verse Exodus 9:18-19

Jeremiah 47:2 - This is what the Lord says: “See how the waters are rising in the north; they will become an ov... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 47:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 47:2

Amos 7:8 - And the Lord asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” “A plumb line,” I replied. Then the Lord said, ... Click to read the verse Amos 7:8 Click to read the verse Amos 7:8

Ezekiel 40:3 - He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze; he was standing in the gate... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:3

Revelation 11:1 - The Two Witnesses I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the tem... Click to read the verse Revelation 11:1 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:1

2 Corinthians 10:13 - We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the field Go... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:13 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:13