I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line used on Samaria and the mason’s level used on the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem clean as one wipes a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.

My foot stands on level ground;
I will praise the Lord in the assemblies.

Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way, Lord,
and lead me on a level path.

Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.

The path of the righteous is level;
You clear a straight path for the righteous.

And I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the mason’s level.”
Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
and water will flood your hiding place.

But hail will level the forest,
and the city will sink into the depths.

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know;
I will guide them on paths they have not known.
I will turn darkness to light in front of them
and rough places into level ground.
This is what I will do for them,
and I will not forsake them.

“I will go before you
and level the uneven places;
I will shatter the bronze doors
and cut the iron bars in two.

I have raised him up in righteousness,
and will level all roads for him.
He will rebuild My city,
and set My exiles free,
not for a price or a bribe,”
says the Lord of Hosts.

I will hand you over to them, and they will level your mounds and tear down your elevated places. They will strip off your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you stark naked.

After coming down with them, He stood on a level place with a large crowd of His disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.