Isaiah 28:17
I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.This verse in the real world
In what words
- יָעָהyâʻâhto brush aside
- מִשְׁקֶלֶתmishqeletha weight, i.e. a plummet (with line attached)
- קַוqava cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a music
- מַחֲסֶהmachăçeha shelter (literally or figuratively)
- בָּרָדbârâdhail
- כָּזָבkâzâbfalsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- שָׁטַףshâṭaphto gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
- צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâhrightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.