Verse 16
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.
Therefore — Because your refuges are so vain, and deceitful; therefore I will direct you to a surer refuge, which God hath laid in Zion. But if you despise that refuge; then know, that I will lay judgment to the line, etc.
I lay — I have promised it, and will, in the fulness of time, perform it.
In Zion — In my church.
A foundation — Upon which I will build my church.
A stone — The Messiah.
Tried — Which I have tried, and approved as every way sufficient.
Corner-stone — Uniting the several parts of the building together.
Sure — Upon whom you may securely rest.
Believeth — This promise.
Shall not — Hastily catch at any way of escaping danger, but shall patiently wait upon God in his way, 'till he deliver him.
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