Isaiah 28:1-8

New American Standard Bible

28 Woe to the proud crown of the ^(A)habitually drunk of ^(B)Ephraim,
And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the ^[a]fertile valley
Of those who are ^[b]overcome with wine!
² Behold, the Lord has a strong and ^(C)mighty agent;
As a storm of ^(D)hail, a tempest of destruction,
Like a storm of ^(E)mighty overflowing waters,
He has thrown it down to the earth with His hand.
³ The splendid crown of the habitually drunk of Ephraim is ^(F)trampled underfoot.
⁴ And the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the ^[c]fertile valley,
Will be like the ^(G)first-ripe fig prior to the summer,
Which ^[d]one sees,
And ^[e]as soon as it is in his ^[f]hand,
He swallows it.
⁵ On that day the ^(H)Lord of armies will become a beautiful ^(I)crown
And a glorious wreath to the remnant of His people;
⁶ A ^(J)spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment,
A ^(K)strength to those who repel the ^[g]onslaught at the gate.
⁷ And these also ^(L)reel with wine and stagger from intoxicating drink:
^(M)The priest and ^(N)the prophet reel with intoxicating drink,
They are confused by wine, they stagger from ^(O)intoxicating drink;
They reel while ^[h]having ^(P)visions,
They stagger when rendering a verdict.
⁸ For all the tables are full of filthy ^(Q)vomit, without a single clean place.