Isaiah 28:16

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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.

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  • Ps 118:22 : 22 The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.
  • Acts 4:11-12 : 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.”
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 just as it is written,“Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 Have you not read this scripture:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  • Luke 20:17-18 : 17 But Jesus looked straight at them and said,“Then what is the meaning of that which is written:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? 18 Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”
  • 1 Pet 2:6-8 : 6 For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.” 7 So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, 8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
  • Eph 2:20 : 20 because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
  • Isa 8:14-15 : 14 He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip, and a rock that makes one stumble– to the two houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem. 15 Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured.”
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them,“Have you never read in the scriptures:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
  • Rom 10:11 : 11 For the scripture says,“Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
  • 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Zech 3:9 : 9 As for the stone I have set before Joshua– on the one stone there are seven eyes. I am about to engrave an inscription on it,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,‘to the effect that I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.
  • Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Powerful One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
  • Ps 112:7-8 : 7 He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the LORD. 8 His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.
  • Isa 30:18 : 18 The Lord Will Not Abandon His People For this reason the LORD is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the LORD is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
  • Hab 2:3-4 : 3 For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass– it will not arrive late. 4 Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.
  • Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Patience in Suffering So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.

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  • 1 Pet 2:6-8
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    6For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.”

    7So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,

    8and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

  • Rom 9:32-33
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    32Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but(as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

    33just as it is written,“Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

  • Isa 28:17
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    17I will make justice the measuring line, fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.

  • Ps 118:22
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    22The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone.

  • Acts 4:11
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    11This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.

  • Isa 54:11
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    11“O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis lazuli.

  • Isa 8:14-15
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    14He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip, and a rock that makes one stumble– to the two houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem.

    15Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured.”

  • Isa 14:32
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    32How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the LORD has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

  • Jer 51:26
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    26No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone. No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house. For you will lie desolate forever,” says the LORD.

  • Luke 20:17-18
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    17But Jesus looked straight at them and said,“Then what is the meaning of that which is written:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

    18Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Job 38:6
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    6On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone–

  • Ps 87:1
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    1Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The LORD’s city is in the holy hills.

  • Isa 28:15
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    15For you say,“We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”

  • 1 Cor 3:11
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    11For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.

  • Mark 12:10
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    10Have you not read this scripture:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

  • Eph 2:20
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    20because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

  • Matt 21:42
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    42Jesus said to them,“Have you never read in the scriptures:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

  • Isa 51:16
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    16Zion’s Time to Celebrate I commission you as my spokesman; I cover you with the palm of my hand, to establish the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion,‘You are my people.’”

  • Ps 125:1
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    1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever.

  • Isa 57:14
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    14He says,“Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!”

  • Ezek 13:14-15
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    14I will break down the wall you coated with whitewash and knock it to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. When it falls you will be destroyed beneath it, and you will know that I am the LORD.

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  • 1 Kgs 7:10
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    10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

  • 1 Pet 2:4
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    4A Living Stone, a Chosen People So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

  • Isa 22:16
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    16‘What right do you have to be here? What relatives do you have buried here? Why do you chisel out a tomb for yourself here? He chisels out his burial site in an elevated place, he carves out his tomb on a cliff.

  • Luke 6:48
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    48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.

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    5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be moved.

  • Mic 3:12
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    12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!

  • Isa 30:12-13
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    12For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says:“You have rejected this message; you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick, and rely on that kind of behavior.

    13So this sin will become your downfall. You will be like a high wall that bulges and cracks and is ready to collapse; it crumbles suddenly, in a flash.

  • Isa 26:4
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    4Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!

  • Isa 26:1
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    1Judah Will Celebrate At that time this song will be sung in the land of Judah:“We have a strong city! The LORD’s deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.

  • Matt 21:44
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    44The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Mic 1:6
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    6“I will turn Samaria into a heap of ruins in an open field, into a place for planting vineyards! I will dump the rubble of her walls down into the valley, and lay bare her foundations.

  • Ps 24:2
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    2For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.

  • Zech 3:9
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    9As for the stone I have set before Joshua– on the one stone there are seven eyes. I am about to engrave an inscription on it,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,‘to the effect that I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.

  • Jer 6:27
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    27The LORD said to me,“I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave.”

  • Obad 1:17
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    17But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape, and it will be a holy place once again. The descendants of Jacob will conquer those who had conquered them.

  • Jer 1:18
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    18I, the LORD, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land.

  • Isa 22:25
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    25“At that time,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“the peg fastened into a solid place will come loose. It will be cut off and fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut off.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.

  • Jer 6:21
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    21So, this is what the LORD says:‘I will assuredly make these people stumble to their doom. Parents and children will stumble and fall to their destruction. Friends and neighbors will die.’

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  • Matt 7:25
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    25The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation had been laid on rock.

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    3Moreover, on that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy burden for all the nations, and all who try to carry it will be seriously injured; yet all the peoples of the earth will be assembled against it.

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    20Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.