Isaiah 28:1–8

Judgment against the Leaders of Ephraim

28Ah! The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim

and the withering flower of the glory of his beauty,

which is at the head of the rich valley,^a

ones overcome^b with wine!

²Look! The Lord has a mighty and strong one,

like a rainstorm of hail, a wind storm of destruction,

like a rainstorm of mighty overflowing waters,

he will put them to the earth with his hand.

³The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim

will be trampled^c by feet,

⁴and the withering flower of the glory of its beauty

which is at the head of the rich valley^d

will be like its early fig before summer,

which the one who sees it swallows^e while it is still in his hand.

⁵In that day, Yahweh of hosts will become a garland of glory

and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of his people,

⁶and a spirit of justice to the one who sits over judgment,

and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

⁷And these also stagger because of wine

and stagger because of strong drink;

priest and prophet stagger because of strong drink;

they are confused^f because of wine.

They stagger because of strong drink;

they err in vision.

They stagger in the rendering of a decision,

⁸for all the tables are full of disgusting vomit, with no place left.^g