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and the withering flower of the glory of its beauty
    which is at the head of the rich valley[a]
will be like its early fig before summer,
    which the one who sees it swallows[b] while it is still in his hand.
In that day, Yahweh of hosts will become a garland of glory
    and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of his people,
and a spirit of justice to the one who sits over judgment,
    and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:4 Literally “a valley of fat”
  2. Isaiah 28:4 Literally “Which, when the one who sees it sees it, he swallows it”

That fading flower, his glorious beauty,
    set on the head of a fertile valley,(A)
will be like figs(B) ripe before harvest—
    as soon as people see them and take them in hand,
    they swallow them.

In that day(C) the Lord Almighty
    will be a glorious(D) crown,(E)
a beautiful wreath
    for the remnant(F) of his people.
He will be a spirit of justice(G)
    to the one who sits in judgment,(H)
a source of strength
    to those who turn back the battle(I) at the gate.

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