Isaiah 28:16 meaning and explanation

So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

Isaiah 28:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah has just confronted Jerusalem's scoffing rulers, who trusted a "covenant with death" to shield them from Assyria. Speaking as the Lord GOD to that leadership, the prophet answers their false refuge with God's own foundation: a stone laid in Zion, tested, precious and sure.

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