Isaiah 28:3

3 That wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, will be trampled underfoot.

Isaiah 28:3 in Other Translations

3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

3 The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot;

3 The proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel — will be trampled beneath its enemies’ feet.

3 Samaria, the party hat on Israel's head, will be knocked off with one blow.

3 The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:

3 The arrogant drunks of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot.

3 The majestic crown of Ephraim's drunkards will be trampled underfoot.

3 That city is like a crown. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. But its enemies will walk all over it.

Isaiah 28:3 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 28:3

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.

Isaiah 28:3 In-Context

1 Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley— to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!

2 See, the Lord has one who is powerful and strong. Like a hailstorm and a destructive wind, like a driving rain and a flooding downpour, he will throw it forcefully to the ground.

3 That wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, will be trampled underfoot.

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

5 In that day the LORD Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of his people.

Cross References

• 1. S ver 1
• 2. S Job 40:12; S Isaiah 5:5