“Hail will sweep away
The refuge of lies.
Waters will overwhelm
The shelter.
Then your covenant with death
Will be annulled.
Your agreement with Sheol
Will not stand.
When the overwhelming scourge
Passes through,
You will be beaten down by it.
As often as it passes through,
It will take you.
Morning by morning,
It will pass through.
By day and by night,
It will pass through.
It will be sheer terror
To understand the message.”
Isaiah remarks that as for the lies of the former rulers, their refuge and shelters will be destroyed and swept away by hail and flooding. Their covenant with death, mentioned above, will be annulled. Their agreement with Sheol will fall apart. This storm scourge will beat them down as it goes through each day and night. The sheer terror of this storm will help them to understand this message.