Isaiah 28:1

Woe to the proud garland crown that is worn by each of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, 1 the garland that is set on the head of the lush Valley of those who are overcome with wine! 1

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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!

In Context

2Behold, the Lord sends one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail and a destructive windstorm, 1 like a driving rain and overflowing waters; 1 and he will throw each garland crown down to the ground. 1

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Cross References

2 Kings 14:25He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, following the commands of the word of Yahweh, the God of Israel, which he had spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.

2 Kings 18:10At the end of three years they took it, in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel; in this way Samaria was captured.

2 Chronicles 30:6So couriers went with the letters from the king and his leaders throughout all Israel and Judah, by the command of the king. They said, “You people of Israel, turn back to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may turn back to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.

Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to obtain strong drink, 1 those who linger late into the night until wine inflames them. 1

Isaiah 7:8because the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. 1 Within sixty-five years, Ephraim will be shattered and will no longer be a people. 1

Isaiah 8:4For before the child knows to cry, 'My father,' and, 'My mother,' the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:1

In this chapter, I. The Ephraimites are reproved and threatened for their pride and drunkenness, their security and sensuality, ver. 1-8 . But, in the midst of this, here is a gracious promise of God's favour to the remnant of his people, ver. 5, 6 . II. They are likewise reproved and threatened for their dulness and stupidity, and unaptness to profit by the instructions which the prophets gave them in God's name, ver. 9-13 . III. The rulers of Jerusalem are reproved and threatened for their insolent contempt of… Read the whole commentary →

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