Isaiah 28:5

On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,

Majority Standard Bible

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

4The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.

6a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:16May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.

Isaiah 11:16There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Isaiah 62:3You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.

Zechariah 6:13Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’

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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