Isaiah

Isaiah 28:1–3

¹Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s^a drunkards,

to the fading flower of his glorious splendor,

set on the summit above the fertile valley,

the pride of those overcome by wine.

²Behold, the Lord has one

who is strong and mighty.

Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest,

like a driving rain or flooding downpour,

he will smash that crown to the ground.

³The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards

will be trampled underfoot.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to the majestic	גֵּאוּת֙	gê·’ūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1348 majesty
crown	עֲטֶ֤רֶת	‘ă·ṭe·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5850 crown, wreath
of Ephraim’s	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
drunkards	שִׁכֹּרֵ֣י	šik·kō·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H7910 drunken
to the fading	נֹבֵ֖ל	nō·ḇêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5034 be senseless, foolish
flower	וְצִ֥יץ	wə·ṣîṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6731 blossom, flower.
of his glorious	צְבִ֣י	ṣə·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6643 beauty, honour
splendor	תִפְאַרְתּ֑וֹ	ṯip̄·’ar·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8597 beauty, glory
set	אֲשֶׁ֛ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the summit	רֹ֥אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
above the fertile	שְׁמָנִ֖ים	šə·mā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8081 fat, oil
valley	גֵּֽיא־	gê-	Noun - common singular construct	H1516 valley
of those overcome	הֲל֥וּמֵי	hă·lū·mê	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H1986 smite, hammer, strike down
by wine	יָֽיִן׃	yā·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the Lord	לַֽאדֹנָ֔י	la·ḏō·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
strong	חָזָ֤ק	ḥā·zāq	Adjective - masculine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
and mighty	וְאַמִּץ֙	wə·’am·miṣ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H533 be stout, strong, bold, alert
Like a hailstorm	בָּרָ֖ד	bā·rāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H1259 hail
or destructive	קָ֑טֶב	qā·ṭeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6986 destruction
tempest	שַׂ֣עַר	śa·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8178 horror
like a driving rain	כְּ֠זֶרֶם	kə·ze·rem	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2230 flood of rain, rain-storm, downpour
or flooding downpour	כַּבִּירִ֥ים	kab·bî·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3524 great, mighty, much
he will smash	הִנִּ֥יחַ	hin·nî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
to the ground	לָאָ֖רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The majestic	גֵּא֖וּת	gê·’ūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1348 majesty
crown	עֲטֶ֥רֶת	‘ă·ṭe·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5850 crown, wreath
of Ephraim’s	אֶפְרָֽיִם׃	’ep̄·rā·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
drunkards	שִׁכּוֹרֵ֥י	šik·kō·w·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H7910 drunken
will be trampled underfoot	תֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָה	tê·rā·mas·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7429 trample

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 28:1 Hosea 7:5 · Isaiah 28:7 · 2 Kings 14:25–27 · Isaiah 28:3–4

Isaiah 28:2 Ezekiel 13:11 · Isaiah 30:30 · Nahum 1:8 · Isaiah 27:1 · Isaiah 29:6

Isaiah 28:3 Isaiah 26:6 · Hebrews 10:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.