Isaiah 28:3

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

Isaiah 28:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
ESV
3 The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot;
NLT
3 The proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel — will be trampled beneath its enemies’ feet.
MSG
3 Samaria, the party hat on Israel's head, will be knocked off with one blow.
CSB
3 The majestic crown of Ephraim's drunkards will be trampled underfoot.

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 2

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