¹⁴ Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scornful men, who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
¹⁵ Because you have said, 

A  We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us.

B  For we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.

C  ¹⁶ Therefore thus says the LORD GOD: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;

D  Whoever believes will not be shaken.

C’  ¹⁷ Also I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line;

B’  The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.

A’  ¹⁸ Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; when the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it.

A: A Covenant Made with Death and Sheol.  
B: A Refuge of Lies will be Made.  
C: The Building of God.
D: The Inscription: “You will not be Shaken.”
C’: The Building of God.
B’: A Refuge of Lies will be Swept Away.
A’: A Covenant Annnulled with Death and Sheol.