Isaiah 28:17

28:17 I will make justice the measuring line,

fairness the plumb line;

hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge,

the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.

Isaiah 47:5

47:5 “Sit silently! Go to a hiding place,

O daughter of the Babylonians!

Indeed, you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’


tn Heb “[the] refuge, [the] lie.” See v. 15.

tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection.

tn Or “For” (NASB, NRSV).