Isaiah 28:4

And the glorious beauty, 1 which is at the rosh of the verdant gey, 1 shall be a fading tzitz, 1 and as the bikkurah (first ripe fruit) before kayitz (summer); which when he that looketh upon it seeth, 1 while it is yet in his palm he eateth it up. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3The ateret ge'ut (crown of pride), the shikkorei Ephrayim, 1 shall be trodden under foot; 1

5In that day shall Hashem Tzva'os be 1 for an ateret of glory, 1 and for a wreath tiferet, 1 unto the remnant of His people, 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 8:4For before the na'ar shall have da'as to cry, Avi, or Immi, the chayil Damascus and the spoil of Shomron shall be carried off before Melech Ashur.

Hosea 6:4O Ephrayim, what shall I do unto thee? 1 O Yehudah, what shall I do with thee? 1 For your chesed (faithfulness, loyalty) is as an anan boker (morning cloud), and as the early dew that disappears. 1

Hosea 9:16Ephrayim is struck, 1 their shoresh (root) is dried up, 1 they shall bear no fruit; 1 yea, though they bring forth, 1 yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their beten (womb). 1

Hosea 13:15Even though he thrives among his achim, 1 an east wind shall come, 1 the Ruach Hashem shall come up from the midbar (desert), 1 and his makor (spring, fountain) shall become dry, 1 and his well shall be dried up; 1 it shall plunder the otzar of every keli chemdah (precious vessel).

Nahum 3:12All thy strongholds shall be like te'enim (fig trees) with the first ripe figs; 1 if they be shaken, 1 they shall even fall into the peh (mouth) of the ochel (eater). 1

Revelation 6:13And the kokhavim (stars) of Shomayim fell to ha'aretz (the earth), as an etz te'enah (fig tree) casts off its unripe figs when being shaken by a great wind. + 6:13 Isa 34:4

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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