Isaiah 28:16

I lay. I have laid. So the Syriac and Septuagint. Laid, in the counsels of eternity: in Abraham's promise (Genesis 12); in David's covenant (2 Samuel 7).

in Zion. In Zion; not Zion itself.

a stone. This is. distinct reference to Isaiah 49:24. It is the Immanuel (of Isaiah 7), the promised Son (of Isaiah 9), the rod from Jesse's stem (of Isaiah 11).

a tried stone. a test stone: i.e. tested itself, and testing others. Compare Isaiah 28:17, and Zechariah 3:9.

a sure foundation. Figure of speech Polyptoton (App-6), for emphasis. Hebrew. foundation founded: i.e.. wellfounded foundation, or. firm or sure foundation.

not make haste. be constant, steady, not fleeing away. See note on Proverbs 8:30. Note the Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), by which the hastening, or flight is put for the confusion and shame which is the cause of it. Septuagint reads "ashamed". In Romans 9:33; Romans 10:11; 1 Peter 2:6, the Figure of speech is translated, and means therefore exactly the same thing:. shall have no need for hurried flight (Compare Isaiah 49:23).