Isaiah 28:15
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:
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Study Note
Jerusalem's leaders are charged with making 'a covenant with death' and an 'agreement with hell' — trusting in a protection from judgment that the prophet ironically endorses as their own self-description. The historical background is almost certainly the Egyptian alliance Judah sought against Assyrian pressure — a political strategy Isaiah consistently condemns (Isaiah 30:1-7; 31:1-3) as trusting in 'flesh' rather than God. The phrase 'covenant with death' became proverbial in Christian theological writing for any arrangement that attempts to secure immunity from consequences at the cost of covenant faithfulness. Isaiah 28:16 immediately introduces the Cornerstone metaphor, cited in Romans 9:33 and 1 Peter 2:6 as fulfilled in Christ.
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Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol 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:
Because ye have said: `We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a provision, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Doth not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And in falsehood have been hidden.'
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:
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