Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
I will use justice as a measuring line and righteousness as a plumb line to build correctly. Hail will destroy the shelter built on lies, and rushing waters will flood the place where people try to hide.
God is saying He will judge everything by His perfect standards of justice and righteousness, and all false security and deception will be completely destroyed.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah spoke these words during a time when the leaders of Jerusalem were making political alliances with foreign nations instead of trusting in God for protection. They were relying on lies and deception rather than righteousness, thinking these false securities would save them from the coming Assyrian invasion.
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