Isaiah 28:5

In that day YHWH of Hosts is || For a crown of beauty, and for a circlet of glory, || To the remnant of His people.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

4And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory || That [is] on the head of the fat valley, || Has been as its first-fruit before summer, || That its beholder sees; He swallows it while it [is] yet in his hand.

6And for a spirit of judgment || To him who is sitting in the judgment, || And for might [to] those turning back the battle to the gate.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:16Let Your work appear to Your servants, || And Your honor on their sons.

Isaiah 11:16And there has been a highway, || For the remnant of His people that is left, from Asshur, || As there was for Israel in the day of his coming up out of the land of Egypt!

Isaiah 41:16You winnow them, and a wind lifts them up, || And a whirlwind scatters them, || And you rejoice in YHWH, || [And] boast yourself in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, || And the glory of YHWH has risen on you.

Isaiah 62:3And you have been a crown of beauty in the hand of YHWH, || And a turban of royalty in the hand of your God,

Zechariah 6:13Indeed, He builds the temple of YHWH, || And He carries away splendor, || And He has sat and ruled on His throne, || And has been a priest on His throne, || And a counsel of peace is between both.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:2-9

Ephraim Reproved and Threatened; The Punishment of Ephraim; ( b. c. 725.) 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: 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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