Isaiah

Isaiah 28:1

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.

Footnotes

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.