Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Isaiah 28:17
line—the measuring-line of the plummet. HORSLEY translates, "I will appoint judgment for the rule, and justice for the plummet." As the corner-stone stands most perpendicular and exactly proportioned, so Jehovah, while holding out grace to believers in the Foundation-stone, will judge the scoffers (Isaiah 28:15) according to the exact justice of the law (compare James 2:13).
hail—divine judgment (Isaiah 30:30; Isaiah 32:19).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 28:17:
Job 38:5
Job 38:23
Isaiah 29:6
Isaiah 32:19
Isaiah 34:11
Amos 7:8
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