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Isaiah 28:3

Ephraim

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.

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

4 And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

5 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

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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
The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
KJV
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
WEB
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.
ASV
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:
DARBY
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet;
BLB
With [his] feet, the pride of the crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trampled.
ÅB
Med føtter skal den tredes ned, Efra'ims drukne menns stolte krone,
OTB
Den stolte kransen til Efraims drankere skal bli trampet under fot.
B1930
Med føtter skal den tredes ned, Efra'ims drukne menns stolte krone,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 26:6

    The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

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  • Hebrews 10:29

    Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

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  • 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!

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  • Daniel 8:13

    Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

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  • Revelation 11:2

    But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

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  • 2 Kings 9:33

    And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

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  • Isaiah 25:10

    For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.

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  • Lamentations 1:15

    The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.

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