Isaiah

Isaiah 28:4

⁴The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,

set on the summit above the fertile valley,

will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest:

Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The fading	נֹבֵל֙	nō·ḇêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5034 be senseless, foolish
flower	צִיצַ֤ת	ṣî·ṣaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6733 flower
of his beautiful	צְבִ֣י	ṣə·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6643 beauty, honour
splendor	תִפְאַרְתּ֔וֹ	ṯip̄·’ar·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8597 beauty, glory
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the summit	רֹ֖אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
above the fertile	שְׁמָנִ֑ים	šə·mā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8081 fat, oil
valley	גֵּ֣יא	gê	Noun - common singular construct	H1516 valley
will be	וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a ripe fig	כְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙	kə·ḇik·kū·rå̄h	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H1063 first ripe fig, early fig
before	בְּטֶ֣רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
the summer harvest	קַ֔יִץ	qa·yiṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H7019 summer, summer-fruit
Whoever	יִרְאֶ֤ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
sees it	הָֽרֹאֶה֙	hā·rō·’eh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
will take it	בְּעוֹדָ֥הּ	bə·‘ō·w·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H5750 a going round, continuance
in his hand	בְּכַפּ֖וֹ	bə·ḵap·pōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
swallow it	יִבְלָעֶֽנָּה׃ס	yiḇ·lā·‘en·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf

Cross-references

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

Nahum 3:12 · Micah 7:1 · Isaiah 28:1 · Hosea 6:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.