Isaiah 28:1

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!

² Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

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

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
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!
WEB: 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 fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine!
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!
DARBY: Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious adornment, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine.
BLB: Woe, to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, and the withering flower, the beauty of his glory, which [is] at the head of the valley of fatness, those having been struck down by wine!

ÅB: Ve Efra'ims drukne menns stolte krone og den falmende blomst, hans fagre pryd, som troner over den fete dal[^1], der de ligger drukne av vin.
OTB: Ve den stolte kransen til Efraims drankere, og den visnende blomsten av dens herlige skjønnhet, som er satt på hodet av en fruktbar dal, til dem som er overvunnet av vin!
B1930: Ve Efra'ims drukne menns stolte krone og den falmende blomst, hans fagre pryd, som troner over den fete dal, der de ligger drukne av vin. / < Samaria, Israels rikes hovedstad, lå på et fjell i en fruktbar dal; 1KG 16, 24.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hosea 7:5
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
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Isaiah 28:7
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
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Isaiah 28:3–4
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
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2 Kings 14:25–27
He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.
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Isaiah 5:22
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
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2 Kings 18:10–12
And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
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Hosea 6:10
I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
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Amos 6:6
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
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