Isaiah 28:1–8

Woe to Samaria

28Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, ^r

and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley.

Woe to those overcome with wine.

²Look, the Lord has a strong and mighty one ^s—

like a devastating hail storm,

like a storm with strong flooding waters.

He will bring it across the land with His hand.

³The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards

will be trampled underfoot.

⁴The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley,

will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest. ^t

Whoever sees it will swallow it

while it is still in his hand.

⁵On that day

the Lord of Hosts will become a crown of beauty

and a diadem of splendor ^u

to the remnant of His people,

⁶a spirit of justice

to the one who sits in judgment, ^v

and strength

to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

⁷These also stagger because of wine

and stumble under the influence of beer:

priest and prophet stagger because of beer,

they are confused by wine. ^w

They stumble because of beer,

they are muddled in their visions,

they stumble in their judgments.

⁸Indeed, all their tables are covered with vomit;

there is no place without a stench.