Isaiah 28:16

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.

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  • Ps 118:22 : 22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.
  • Acts 4:11-12 : 11 He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.' 12 There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!"
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 even as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed."
  • Mark 12:10 : 10 Haven't you even read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.
  • Luke 20:17-18 : 17 But he looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?' 18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust."
  • 1 Pet 2:6-8 : 6 Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed." 7 For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for 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." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
  • Eph 2:20 : 20 being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
  • Isa 8:14-15 : 14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured."
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'
  • Rom 10:11 : 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed."
  • 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Zech 3:9 : 9 For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving,' says Yahweh of Armies, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one 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. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
  • Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
  • Ps 112:7-8 : 7 He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh. 8 His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.
  • Isa 30:18 : 18 Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
  • Hab 2:3-4 : 3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay. 4 Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.
  • Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

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    6 Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed."

    7 For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for 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." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

  • Rom 9:32-33
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    32 Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;

    33 even as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed."

  • Isa 28:17
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    17 I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.

  • Ps 118:22
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    22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.

  • Acts 4:11
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    11 He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.'

  • Isa 54:11
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    11 "You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

  • Isa 8:14-15
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    14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

    15 Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured."

  • Isa 14:32
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    32 What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.

  • Jer 51:26
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    26 They shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says Yahweh.

  • Luke 20:17-18
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    17 But he looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'

    18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust."

  • Job 38:6
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  • Ps 87:1
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    1 His foundation is in the holy mountains.

  • Isa 28:15
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    15 "Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won't come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.'"

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

  • Mark 12:10
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    10 Haven't you even read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.

  • Eph 2:20
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    20 being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

  • Matt 21:42
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    42 Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'

  • Isa 51:16
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    16 I have put my words in your mouth, and have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and tell Zion, 'You are my people.'"

  • Ps 125:1
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    1 Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can't be moved, but remains forever.

  • Isa 57:14
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    14 He will say, "Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people."

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

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    10 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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    4 coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

  • Isa 22:16
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    16 'What are you doing here? Who has you here, that you have dug out a tomb here?' Cutting himself out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!"

  • Luke 6:48
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    48 He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

  • Ps 104:5
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    5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

  • Mic 3:12
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    12 Therefore Zion for your sake will be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps of rubble, and the mountain of the temple like the high places of a forest.

  • Isa 30:12-13
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    12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, "Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on it;

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    4 Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.

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

  • Matt 21:44
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    44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."

  • Mic 1:6
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    6 Therefore I will make Samaria like a rubble heap of the field, like places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down its stones into the valley, and I will uncover its foundations.

  • Ps 24:2
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    2 For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.

  • Zech 3:9
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    9 For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving,' says Yahweh of Armies, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

  • Jer 6:27
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    27 "I have made you a tester of metals [and] a fortress among my people; that you may know and try their way.

  • Obad 1:17
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    17 But in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.

  • Jer 1:18
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    18 For, 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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    25 "In that day," says Yahweh of Armies, "the nail that was fastened in a sure place will give way. It will be cut down, and fall. The burden that was on it will be cut off, for Yahweh has spoken it."

  • Jer 6:21
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    21 Therefore thus says Yahweh, "Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people. The fathers and the sons together shall stumble against them. The neighbor and his friend shall perish."

  • Zech 12:1
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    1 An oracle. The word of Yahweh concerning Israel. Yahweh, who stretches out the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him says:

  • Matt 7:25
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    25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.

  • Zech 12:3
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    3 It will happen in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples. All who burden themselves with it will be severely wounded, and all the nations of the earth will be gathered together against it.

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    20 Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won't be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.