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Isaiah 28:1

Woe 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.

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ASV

Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!

KJV

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ה֗וֹיHowoe to!H1945 →
עֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.ret[the] crown ofH5850 →
גֵּאוּת֙ge.'Ut<the> pride ofH1348 →
שִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.Rei[the] drunkards ofH7910 →
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669 →
וְצִ֥יץve.Tzitzand a flowerH6731 →
נֹבֵ֖לno.VelwitheringH5034 →
צְבִ֣יtze.Vi[the] beauty ofH6643 →
תִפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.Tosplendor itsH8597 →
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
עַל־'al-[is] onH5921 →
רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218 →
גֵּֽיא־gei'-a valley ofH1516 →
שְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.Nimfatness<es>H8081 →
הֲל֥וּמֵיha.Lu.mei[those] struck down ofH1986 →
יָֽיִן׃Ya.yinwineH3196 →

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Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;Deuteronomy 11:11But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven.Hosea 7:5The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.Isaiah 28:7These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.2 Kings 14:25–27This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.Isaiah 28:3–4The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.Isaiah 28:4The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.Genesis 45:18Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’Proverbs 23:29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?Hosea 6:10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.Amos 6:1Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.2 Kings 18:10–12And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.Isaiah 9:9All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:Hosea 5:5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.Isaiah 7:8–9For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.2 Chronicles 28:6For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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