ya.ah describes hail removing a deceptive refuge in Isaiah’s image of judgment.

Its sole attested use depicts hail removing “the refuge of a lie,” within a clause that sets justice and righteousness as standards.

1. Remove a deceptive refuge · dominant

   In Isaiah 28:17, the Qal sequential perfect form occurs in the clause where hail acts against “the refuge of a lie”; the APB renders the clause “hail will sweep away the refuge of a lie.”

   Isaiah 28:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 28:17, the APB presents the action as “hail will sweep away the refuge of a lie.” This rendering confirms the clause’s overall action rather than isolating every feature of the Hebrew form.