“woe to the crown of pride to the drunkards of Ephraim whose glorious beauty is a fading flower which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine.”
Isaiah 28
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Chuck Smith18
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1Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim's drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
“Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty which is at the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine”
“Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is as a fading flower, which is at the head of the verdant valleys, to those who are overcome with wine.”
2Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
“Behold, the Lord has a mighty and a strong one, like a tempest of hail, and a destroying storm, like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, who will bring them down to the earth with his hand.”
“behold the Lord has a strong and a mighty agent as a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction like a storm of mighty overflowing waters. He has cast it down to the earth with his hand.”
“Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and a strong one, which as a tempest of hail, and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.”
“behold the Lord hath a mighty and a strong one which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm as a flood of mighty waters overflowing shall cast down to the earth with his hand.”
3The majestic crown of Ephraim's drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
“The crown of pride. The drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet.”
“The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, will be trampled underfoot,”
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.
“and the glorious beauty is a fading flower, which is at the head of the verdant valley, like the first fruit before the summer, which an observer sees. He eats it up while it is still in his hand.”
“and the fading flower of its glorious beauty which is at the head of the fertile valley will be like the first ripe fig prior to summer which one sees and as soon as it is in his hand he swallows it.”
“And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a feeding flower. And as the hasty fruit there before the summer, which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in the hand, he eateth it up.”
“And the glorious beauty which is on the head of the fat valley shall be a fading flower. And as the hasty fruit before the summer when he that looketh upon it seeth it while it is yet in his hand he eats it up.”
5On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,
“in that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of his people.”
“In that day, the Lord of hosts will be for a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of his people”
“In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of his people,”
“In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of His people”
“in that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of his people,”
“in that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of his people.”
6a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
“for a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment and for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.”
“and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.”
“and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.”
“and for a spirit of judgment to Him that sitteth in judgment and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.”
“and for a spirit of judgment to Him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the bow at the gate,”
“and for a spirit of judgment to him that sinneth, or sinneth, pardon me, in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.”
7These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
“But they also have erred through wine and through intoxicating drink are out of the way. The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They are out of the way through…”
“And those also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are confused by wine. They stagger from strong drink. They reel while having visions. They totter when rendering…”
“But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way. The priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink. They are swallowed up of wine. They are out of the way through strong drink. Doesn't…”
“They have erred through wine, and through strong drink are they out of the way. The priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink. They are swallowed up of wine. They are out of the way through strong drink. They err in…”
8For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth.
“For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.”
“For all the tables are full of filthy vomit without a single clean place.”
9Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
“Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts?”
“To whom would he teach knowledge and to whom would he interpret the message. Those just weaned from milk those just taken from the breast.”
“Whom shall he teach knowledge and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk and drawn from the breast.”
“To whom would He teach knowledge? And to whom would He interpret the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just taken from the breast?”
“Whom shall he teach knowledge, and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk and drawn from the breast.”
“whom shall he teach knowledge. And whom shall he make to understand doctrine them that are weaned from the milk and drawn from the”
10For they hear: "Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there."
“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.”
“for precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little.”
“For he says order on order, order on order line on line, line on line a little here a little there.”
“For He says, Order on order, order on order. Line on line, line on line. A little here, a little there.”
“for precept must be upon precept precept upon precept line upon line. Here at line upon line here a little there a little”
“For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little.”
11Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
“For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people”
“For with stammering lips and another tongue he will speak to this people”
“For with stammering lips and another tongue he will speak to this people,”
“For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people,”
“For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people,”
“Indeed he will speak to this people through stammering lips and a foreign tongue.”
12to whom He has said: "This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose." But they would not listen.
“to whom he said, This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest, and this is the refreshing, yet they would not hear.”
“to whom he said this is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest and this is the refreshing and yet they would not hear.”
“to whom he said, this is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest. And this is the refreshing, yet they would not hear.”
“to whom he said, this is the rest, wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest. And this is the refreshing, yet they would not hear.”
“He who said to them, Here is rest, give rest to the weary, and here is repose. But they would not listen.”
“to whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest. And this is the refreshing, yet they would not hear.”
13Then the word of the LORD to them will become: "Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there," so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
“But the word of the Lord was unto them, precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little, that they might go and fall backward and be broken and snared and taken.”
“But the Word of the Lord was to them, precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they might go and fall backward and be broken and be snared and caught.”
“So the word of the Lord to them will be order on order, order on order line on line, line on line a little here a little there that they may go and stumble backward be broken snared and taken captive.”
“but the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little, that they might go and fall backward and be broken and snared and taken.”
“But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept precept upon precept line upon line line upon line here little there a little that they might go and fall backward and be broken and snared and taken.”
“So the word of the Lord to them will be, Order on order, order on order. Line on line, line on line. A little here, a little there. That they may go on, that they may go and stumble backward, be broken, snared, and taken captive.”
14Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
“Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men, who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,”
“Therefore hear the word of the Lord. Oh scoffers who rule this people who are in Jerusalem”
15For you said, "We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place."
“because you have said we made a covenant with death and with Sheol we have made a pact. The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by. For we have made falsehood our refuge and we have concealed ourselves with…”
“Because ye have said, we have made a covenant with death and with hell, are we at agreement when the overflowing scourge shall pass through? It shall not come on to us, for we have made lies our refuge. And under falsehood have…”
“because you have said we have made a covenant with death and with hell are we at agreement. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through it shall not come unto us for we have made lies our refuge and under falsehood we have…”
16So this is what the Lord GOD says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
“Therefore, thus says the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. Whoever believes will not act hastily.”
“Therefore thus says the Lord God behold I am laying in Zion a stone a tested stone, a costly cornerstone for the foundation firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.”
“Therefore, thus says the Lord God, behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. And he who believes in it will not be”
“Therefore, thus saith the Lord God, behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone, a tried stone, a precious stone, a sure foundation. He that believeth shall not make haste.”
“Therefore, thus saith the Lord God, behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation and he that believeth shall not make haste.”
“Therefore, thus saith the Lord God, behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. He that believeth shall not make haste.”
17I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.
“Also, I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plummet. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies and the waters will overflow the hiding place.”
“Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet, and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the water shall overflow the hiding place.”
“Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet. And the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the water shall overflow the hiding place.”
“judgment. Also will I lay to the line and righteousness to the pulpit and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies in the water shall overflow the hiding place”
“I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Then hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies and the water shall overflow the secret place”
18Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
“Your covenant with death will be annulled and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it.”
“your covenant with death shall be cancelled and your pact with Sheol shall not stand when the overwhelming scourge passes through then you become its trampling place”
19As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night." The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
“as often as it goes out, it will take you. For morning by morning it will pass over and day by night it will be a terror just to understand the report.”
“from the time that it goes forth it will take you for morning by morning shall it pass over and day and by night. And it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.”
“as often as it passes through it will seize you for the morning after morning it will pass through any time during the day or night and it will be a sheer terror to understand what it means.”
20Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.
“For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it, and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.”
“The bed is too short on which to stretch out and the blanket too small to wrap oneself in.”
“for the bed is shorter than a man can stretch himself on it. And the covering narrower than he can wrap himself in it.”
21For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.
“For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will be as angry as in the Valley of Gibeon that he may do his work, his awesome work, and bring it to pass, his act, his unusual act.”
“for the Lord. So rise up as in Mount Paris and and he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon that he may do his work his strange work and bring to pass his act his strange act”
22So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
“Therefore, do not be mockers, lest your bonds be made strong. For I have learned from the Lord God of hosts a destruction determined even upon the whole earth.”
“now. Therefore be not mockers that your bands be made strong. For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption even determined upon the whole earth.”
23Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.
“Give ear and hear my voice. Listen and hear my speech.”
“Give ye ear and hear my voice, hearken and hear my speech.”
“Give ye ear and hear my voice. Hearken and hear my speech.”
24Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?
“Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow? Does he keep turning his soil and breaking the cloths?”
“Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? Doth he open and break up the clods of his ground”
25When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border.
“when he hath made plain the face thereof. Doth he not cast abroad the the fitches the seeds and scatter the cumin and the cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rye in their place.”
“when he hath made plain the face thereof? Doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cumin, and cast in the principal wheat, and the appointed barley, and rye in the place?”
26For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
“For he instructs him in right judgment. His God teaches him.”
“for his God doth instruct him to discretion and doth teach him”
27Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge, and the wheel of a cart is not rolled over the cumin. But caraway is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
“For the black cumin is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a cartwheel rolled over the cumin. But the black cumin is beaten out with a stick and the cumin with a rod.”
28Grain for bread must be ground, but it is not endlessly threshed. Though the wheels of the cart roll over it, the horses do not crush it.
“Bread flour must be ground, therefore he does not thresh it forever, break it with his cartwheel, or crush it with his horsemen.”
“bread corn is bruised because he will not ever be threshing it nor break it with the wheel of his cart nor bruise it with”
“bread corn is bruised, because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his court, nor bruise it with his horsemen.”
“Bread corn is bruised, but he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.”
29This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
“This also comes forth from the Lord of hosts which is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working.”
“This also comes from the Lord of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance.”
“this also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.”