Isaiah 28:3
in Isaiah 28The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
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ASV
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:
KJV
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
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This verse in Isaiah 28
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThe crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim “The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim” - I read עטרות ataroth, crowns, plural, to agree with the verb תרמסנה teramasnah, “shall be trodden down.”
This site's exposition
fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine
on Isaiah 28:1-4
The crown of pride sits on Ephraim's drunkards in the fat valleys above Samaria, a glorious beauty already compared to a fading flower before judgment even falls. Verse two names the coming blow, a mighty and strong one like a hailstorm and a flood, and verse four turns the flower image into a piece of hasty fruit, gone the moment it is seen and eaten. Henry reads the whole unit as aimed first at Samaria's own political drunkenness, the northern kingdom's leadership as literally besotted as its feasts.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, he sets out the inflicting of the punishment, namely, the casting down of pride: the crown of pride shall be trodden under feet: in your anger you will tread the earth under foot (Hab 3:12).
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Trodden - The expression is emphatical; the crown which was upon their own heads, shall be trodden under the feet of others; and they, whose drunkenness made them fall to the ground, shall be trodden down there.
), and Samaria, which was situated on a hill, was, as it were, on the head of the fat valleys. Their country was rich and pleasant, and as the garden of the Lord: it was the glory of Canaan, as that was the glory of all lands; their harvest and vintage were the glorious beauty on the head of their valleys, which were covered over with corn and vines.
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); they shall lie exposed to contempt, and shall not be able to recover themselves. Drunkards, in their folly, are apt to talk proudly, and vaunt themselves most when they most shame themselves; but they thereby render themselves the more ridiculous.
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The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet. Not only cast down with the hand, but trampled upon with the feet; showing their utter destruction, and the contempt with which they should be used; which, with their character, is repeated, to point out their sins, the cause of it, to denote the certainty of it, and that it might be taken notice of.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּרַגְלַ֖יִם | beraglayim | with feet | H7272 → | 247 times |
| תֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָה | teramasnah | they will be trampled | H7429 → | 19 times |
| עֲטֶ֥רֶת | ʾateret | [the] crown of | H5850 → | 23 times |
| גֵּא֖וּת | geut | <the> pride of | H1348 → | 8 times |
| שִׁכּוֹרֵ֥י | shikorei | [the] drunkards of | H7910 → | 13 times |
| אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
בְּרַגְלַ֖יִםwith feet
beraglayimH7272 →247 times
תֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָהthey will be trampled
teramasnahH7429 →19 times
עֲטֶ֥רֶת[the] crown of
ʾateretH5850 →23 times
גֵּא֖וּת<the> pride of
geutH1348 →8 times
שִׁכּוֹרֵ֥י[the] drunkards of
shikoreiH7910 →13 times
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃Ephraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 10:29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of…
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- Hebrews 6:6
and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
- Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
- 1 Corinthians 11:27
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
- Luke 12:10
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
- Ephesians 4:30
Through
Daniel 8:13Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender…
it leads to
- Revelation 11:2
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
- Revelation 11:2
Through
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
it leads to
- Hosea 7:5
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
- Hosea 7:5
Where this verse is studied
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.