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Yahweh continues to compare what he will do for the people in Jerusalem to a builder setting up a building. (See: [Isaiah 28:16](./16.md))
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## I will make justice the measuring stick ##
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A builder uses a measuring stick to determine if something is the correct length. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## and righteousness the plumbline ##
A builder uses a plumbline to determine if something is straight upright and level. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## Hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place ##
See how you translated the similar word "hailstorm" in [Isaiah 28:1](./01.md). AT: "The enemy army will come like a hailstorm and a flood, and they will destroy you and everything you thought would protect you."