The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is (A)trodden under foot.
And the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the [a]fertile valley,
Will be like the (B)first-ripe fig prior to summer,
Which [b]one sees,
And [c]as soon as it is in his [d]hand,
He swallows it.
In that day the (C)Lord of hosts will become a beautiful (D)crown
And a glorious diadem to the remnant of His people;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:4 Lit valley of fatness
  2. Isaiah 28:4 Lit the one seeing sees
  3. Isaiah 28:4 Lit while it is yet
  4. Isaiah 28:4 Lit palm

That wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s(A) drunkards,
    will be trampled(B) underfoot.
That fading flower, his glorious beauty,
    set on the head of a fertile valley,(C)
will be like figs(D) ripe before harvest—
    as soon as people see them and take them in hand,
    they swallow them.

In that day(E) the Lord Almighty
    will be a glorious(F) crown,(G)
a beautiful wreath
    for the remnant(H) of his people.

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