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But behold, the Lord has one in his service
    who is mighty and strong,
and who, like a storm of hail,
    like a destroying tempest,
like a torrent of rain and raging flood waters,
    will hurl them violently to the ground.
The majestic garlands of Ephraim’s drunkards
    will be trampled underfoot.
And the fading blooms of its glorious beauty,
    at the head of the lush valley,
will be like early figs before the summer;
    whoever sees them will pluck them
    and immediately consume them.

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