Isaiah 28:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.

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  • Ps 118:22 : 22 The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building.
  • Acts 4:11-12 : 11 He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building. 12 And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation.
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:
  • Luke 20:17-18 : 17 But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building? 18 Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.
  • 1 Pet 2:6-8 : 6 Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame. 7 And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building; 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
  • Eph 2:20 : 20 Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,
  • Isa 8:14-15 : 14 And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken. 15 And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?
  • Rom 10:11 : 11 Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will not be shamed.
  • 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Zech 3:9 : 9 For see, the stone which I have put before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: see, the design cut on it will be my work, says the Lord of armies, and I will take away the sin of that land in one day.
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
  • Gen 49:24 : 24 But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:
  • Ps 112:7-8 : 7 He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord. 8 His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.
  • Isa 30:18 : 18 For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.
  • Hab 2:3-4 : 3 For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back. 4 As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith.
  • Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come. 8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

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  • 1 Pet 2:6-8
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    6 Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

    7 And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;

    8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

  • Rom 9:32-33
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    32 Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

    33 As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

  • Isa 28:17
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    17 And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm will take away the safe place of false words, and the secret place will be covered by the flowing waters.

  • Ps 118:22
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    22 The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building.

  • Acts 4:11
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    11 He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

  • Isa 54:11
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    11 O troubled one, storm-crushed, uncomforted! see, your stones will be framed in fair colours, and your bases will be sapphires.

  • Isa 8:14-15
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    14 And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.

    15 And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.

  • Isa 14:32
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    32 What answer, then, will my people give to the representatives of the nation? That the Lord is the builder of Zion, and she will be a safe place for the poor of his people.

  • Jer 51:26
    74%

    26 And they will not take from you a stone for the angle of a wall or the base of a building; but you will be a waste place for ever, says the Lord.

  • Luke 20:17-18
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    17 But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?

    18 Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • Job 38:6
    74%

    6 On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone,

  • Ps 87:1
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    1 <Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.> This house is resting on the holy mountain.

  • Isa 28:15
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    15 Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:

  • 1 Cor 3:11
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    11 For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.

  • Mark 12:10
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    10 Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

  • Eph 2:20
    73%

    20 Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,

  • Matt 21:42
    72%

    42 Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

  • Isa 51:16
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    16 And I have put my words in your mouth, covering you with the shade of my hand, stretching out the heavens, and placing the earth on its base, and saying to Zion, You are my people.

  • Ps 125:1
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  • Isa 57:14
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    14 And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.

  • Ezek 13:14-15
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    14 So I will let the wall, which you were covering with whitewash, be broken down; I will have it levelled to the earth so that its base is uncovered: it will come down, and destruction will come on you with it; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord.

    15 So I will let loose my passion on the wall in full measure, and on those who put whitewash on it; and I will say to you, Where is the wall, and where are those who put whitewash on it?

  • 1 Kgs 7:10
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    10 And the base was of great masses of highly priced stone, some ten cubits and some eight cubits square.

  • 1 Pet 2:4
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    4 To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;

  • Isa 22:16
    71%

    16 Who are you, and by what right have you made for yourself a resting-place here?

  • Luke 6:48
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    48 He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

  • Ps 104:5
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    5 He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

  • Mic 3:12
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    12 For this reason, Zion will be ploughed like a field because of you, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like a high place in the woods.

  • Isa 30:12-13
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    12 For this cause the Holy One of Israel says, Because you will not give ear to this word, and are looking for help in ways of deceit and evil, and are putting your hope in them:

    13 This sin will be to you like a crack in a high wall, causing its fall suddenly and in a minute.

  • Isa 26:4
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    4 Let your hope be in the Lord for ever: for the Lord Jah is an unchanging Rock.

  • Isa 26:1
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    1 In that day will this song be made in the land of Judah: We have a strong town; he will make salvation our walls and towers.

  • Matt 21:44
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    44 Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • Mic 1:6
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    6 So I will make Samaria into a field and the plantings of a vine-garden: I will send its stones falling down into the valley, uncovering its bases.

  • Ps 24:2
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    2 For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.

  • Zech 3:9
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    9 For see, the stone which I have put before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: see, the design cut on it will be my work, says the Lord of armies, and I will take away the sin of that land in one day.

  • Jer 6:27
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    27 I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.

  • Obad 1:17
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    17 But in Mount Zion some will be kept safe, and it will be holy; and the children of Jacob will take their heritage.

  • Jer 1:18
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    18 For see, this day have I made you a walled town, and an iron pillar, and walls of brass, against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its captains, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

  • Isa 22:25
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    21 For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.

  • Zech 12:1
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    1 The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:

  • Matt 7:25
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    25 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

  • Zech 12:3
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    3 And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a stone of great weight for all the peoples; all those who take it up will be badly wounded; and all the nations of the earth will come together against it.

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    20 Let your eyes be resting on Zion, the town of our holy feasts: you will see Jerusalem, a quiet resting-place, a tent which will not be moved, whose tent-pins will never be pulled up, and whose cords will never be broken.