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The dying flower of its shining beauty which is at the head of the rich valley will be like the first fig grown before the summer. When one sees it, he takes it in his hand and eats it. In that day the Lord of All will be a crown of shining-greatness, a beautiful crown to those who are left of His people. He will be a spirit of what is fair to him who judges the people. He will be a strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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That fading flower, his glorious beauty,
    set on the head of a fertile valley,(A)
will be like figs(B) ripe before harvest—
    as soon as people see them and take them in hand,
    they swallow them.

In that day(C) the Lord Almighty
    will be a glorious(D) crown,(E)
a beautiful wreath
    for the remnant(F) of his people.
He will be a spirit of justice(G)
    to the one who sits in judgment,(H)
a source of strength
    to those who turn back the battle(I) at the gate.

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