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 33:5

33:5 The Lord is exalted,

indeed, he lives in heaven;

he fills Zion with justice and fairness.


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

tn Or “elevated”; NCV, NLT “is very great.”

tn Or “for” (KJV, NASB, NIV).

tn Heb “on high” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “in the heavens.”