Isaiah · יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

Isaiah 28:15

כִּ֣י אֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם כָּרַ֤תְנֽוּ בְרִית֙ אֶת־מָ֔וֶת וְעִם־שְׁא֖וֹל עָשִׂ֣ינוּ חֹזֶ֑ה שיט שׁ֣וֹט שׁוֹטֵ֤ף כִּֽי־עבר יֽ͏ַעֲבֹר֙ לֹ֣א יְבוֹאֵ֔נוּ כִּ֣י שַׂ֧מְנוּ כָזָ֛ב מַחְסֵ֖נוּ וּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶר נִסְתָּֽרְנוּ׃
kiy ʾamartem karatnv briyt ʾet-mavet vʿim-shʾvol ʿashiynv ḥozeh shyṭ shvoṭ shvoṭef kiy-ʿbr y͏aʿabor loʾ ybvoʾenv kiy shamnv kazab maḥsenv vbasheqer nistarnv
King James Version (KJV)

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Modern English

“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.’”

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