Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place. Young's Literal Translation And I have put judgment for a line, And righteousness for a plummet, And sweep away doth hail the refuge of lies, And the secret hiding-place do waters overflow. King James Bible Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. Hebrew I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤י (wə·śam·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set justice מִשְׁפָּט֙ (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style the measuring line לְקָ֔ו (lə·qāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord and righteousness וּצְדָקָ֖ה (ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively the level.” לְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶת (lə·miš·qā·leṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4949: A leveling instrument, a level Hail בָרָד֙ (ḇā·rāḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1259: Hail will sweep away וְיָעָ֤ה (wə·yā·‘āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3261: To sweep together your refuge מַחְסֵ֣ה (maḥ·sêh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4268: Refuge, shelter of lies, כָזָ֔ב (ḵā·zāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3577: A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing and water מַ֖יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen will flood יִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃ (yiš·ṭō·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7857: To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer your hiding place. וְסֵ֥תֶר (wə·sê·ṯer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecy |