17 Justice and fairnesswill be the measuring linesthat help me build.”Hailstones and floodswill destroy and wash awayyour shelter of lies.
18 Your agreement with deathand the world of the deadwill be broken.Then angry, roaring waveswill sweep over you.
19 Morning, noon, and nightan overwhelming floodwill wash you away.The terrible things that happenwill teach you this lesson:
20 Your bed is too short,your blanket too skimpy.
21 The Lord will fiercely attackas he did at Mount Perazimand in Gibeon Valley.But this time the Lordwill do something surprising,not what you expect.
22 So you had better stop sneeringor you will be in worse shapethan ever before.I heard the Lord All-Powerfulthreaten the whole countrywith destruction.
23 Pay close attentionto what I am saying.