Isaiah 28:5

In that day Yahweh of hosts will become a beautiful crown and a diadem of beauty for the remainder of his people, 1

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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 glorious beauty, that is on the head of the rich valley, 1 will be as the first ripe fig before the summer, that, when someone sees it, 1 while it is yet in his hand, he gulps it down. 1

6a spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, and strength for those who turn back their enemies at their gates. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 90:16Let your servants see your work, 1 and let our children see your majesty. 1

Isaiah 11:16There will be a highway for the remnant of his people that return from Assyria, 1 as there was for Israel in their coming up from the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; the wind will scatter them. 1 You will rejoice in Yahweh, you will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 1

Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you. 1

Isaiah 62:3You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh, and a turban of kingship in the hand of your God. 1

Zechariah 6:13It is he who builds the temple of Yahweh, and he will be clothed with royal splendor, and will sit and rule on his throne. 1 He will be a priest on his throne, and he will bear a counsel of peace 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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