Isaiah 28:16

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Summary

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Behold

He that

General references

Proverbs 16:25

1 Corinthians 3:11

Bible References

Behold

And he will be for a sanctuary; and for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.

The stone which the builders rejected hath become the head of the corner:

For behold, the stone that I have laid before Joshua upon one stone are seven eyes; behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in one day.

Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

Have ye not even read this scripture, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone:

But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

He is the stone which has been set at nought by you the builders, which is become the corner stone.

according as it is written, Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence: and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.

For the scripture says, No one believing on him shall be ashamed.

For other foundation can no man lay besides that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone,

Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.

He that

And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed confiding in Jehovah;

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but it hasteth to the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; for it will surely come, it will not delay.

Have patience, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the labourer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it until it receive the early and the latter rain.

General references

There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.

For other foundation can no man lay besides that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.