² 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.
³ The majestic garlands of Ephraim’s drunkards
    will be trampled underfoot.
⁴ 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.