KJV ORIGINAL
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Your deal with death will be canceled, and your agreement with the grave will not hold up. When the overwhelming disaster sweeps through, you will be trampled down by it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that false agreements and misplaced trust will fail when real judgment comes, leaving people defenseless.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was speaking to the leaders of Judah who had made political alliances with foreign powers (likely Egypt) to protect themselves from the Assyrian threat, rather than trusting in God. These leaders thought their clever diplomacy would save them from death and destruction, but Isaiah warned that these human agreements would prove worthless when God's judgment arrived.
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