The splendid crown of the habitually drunk of Ephraim is (A)trampled underfoot.
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 the summer,
Which [b]one sees,
And [c]as soon as it is in his [d]hand,
He swallows it.
On that day the (C)Lord of armies will become a beautiful (D)crown
And a glorious wreath 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

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