Isaiah 28:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he who believes shall not act hastily.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. The one who believes will not panic.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious [corner-] [stone] of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore thus saieth the LORDE God: Beholde, I wil laye a stone in Sion, a greate stone, a costly corner stone for a sure foundacion: yt who so putteth his trust in him, shal not be confouded.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will laye in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Hee that beleeueth, shall not make haste.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Therfore thus saith the Lorde God, Beholde, I lay in Sion for a foundation a stone, euen a tryed stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: who so beleueth, let hym not be to hastie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner [stone], a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner -[stone] of sure foundation: he who believes shall not be in haste.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: `Lo, I am laying a foundation in Zion, A stone -- a tried stone, a corner stone precious, a settled foundation, He who is believing doth not make haste.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner -`stone' of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-[ stone] of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 118:22 : 22 The stone which the builders refused has become the chief cornerstone.
  • Acts 4:11-12 : 11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone. 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense; and whoever believes on Him shall not be put to shame.
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone:
  • Luke 20:17-18 : 17 And he looked at them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the cornerstone? 18 Whoever falls upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it falls, it will grind him to powder.
  • 1 Pet 2:6-8 : 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame. 7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone, 8 And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
  • Eph 2:20 : 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone;
  • Isa 8:14-15 : 14 And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
  • Rom 10:11 : 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."
  • 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Zech 3:9 : 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
  • Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel.)
  • Ps 112:7-8 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. 8 His heart is established; he shall not be afraid until he sees his desire upon his enemies.
  • Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all those who wait for him.
  • Hab 2:3-4 : 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay. 4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him, but the just shall live by his faith.
  • Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. 8 Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Pet 2:6-8
    3 verses
    83%

    6Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.

    7Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,

    8And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.

  • Rom 9:32-33
    2 verses
    78%

    32Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;

    33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense; and whoever believes on Him shall not be put to shame.

  • Isa 28:17
    77%

    17Judgment 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.

  • Ps 118:22
    77%

    22The stone which the builders refused has become the chief cornerstone.

  • Acts 4:11
    76%

    11This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.

  • Isa 54:11
    75%

    11O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted: behold, I will lay your stones with fair colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

  • Isa 8:14-15
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    74%

    14And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

    15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

  • Isa 14:32
    74%

    32What will one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and the poor of his people will trust in it.

  • Jer 51:26
    74%

    26They shall not take from you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate forever, says the LORD.

  • Luke 20:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17And he looked at them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the cornerstone?

    18Whoever falls upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it falls, it will grind him to powder.

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    74%

    6On what are its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

  • Ps 87:1
    74%

    1His foundation is in the holy mountains.

  • Isa 28:15
    73%

    15Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we in agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come to us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hidden ourselves:

  • 1 Cor 3:11
    73%

    11For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

  • Mark 12:10
    73%

    10Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone:

  • Eph 2:20
    73%

    20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone;

  • Matt 21:42
    72%

    42Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

  • Isa 51:16
    72%

    16And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, 'You are my people.'

  • Ps 125:1
    72%

    1Those who trust in the LORD shall be like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but endures forever.

  • Isa 57:14
    71%

    14And shall say, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

  • Ezek 13:14-15
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    14So will I break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in its midst; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

    15Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall and upon those who daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say to you, 'The wall is no more, nor are those who daubed it.'

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    10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

  • 1 Pet 2:4
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    4Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,

  • Isa 22:16
    71%

    16What have you here? And whom have you here, that you have hewn a sepulcher here, as he who hews himself a sepulcher on high, who carves a dwelling for himself in a rock?

  • Luke 6:48
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    48He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

  • Ps 104:5
    70%

    5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

  • Mic 3:12
    70%

    12Therefore for your sake Zion shall be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

  • Isa 30:12-13
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    70%

    12Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on them:

    13Therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.

  • Isa 26:4
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    4Trust in the LORD forever, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.

  • Isa 26:1
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    1In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.

  • Matt 21:44
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    44And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.

  • Mic 1:6
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    6Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of the field, and as the plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down her stones into the valley, and I will uncover her foundations.

  • Ps 24:2
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    2For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.

  • Zech 3:9
    70%

    9For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving, says the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

  • Jer 6:27
    70%

    27I have set you as a tower and a fortress among my people, that you may know and test their way.

  • Obad 1:17
    69%

    17But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

  • Jer 1:18
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    18For behold, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

  • Isa 22:25
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    25In that day, says the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in a sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD has spoken it.

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    21Therefore thus says the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish.

  • Zech 12:1
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    1The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, says the LORD, who stretches forth the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.

  • Matt 7:25
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    25And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

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    3And in that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all who burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

  • Isa 33:20
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    20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that will not be taken down; not one of its stakes will ever be removed, nor will any of its cords be broken.