28:3 The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards
will be trampled underfoot.
28:4 The withering flower, its beautiful splendor,
situated at the head of a rich valley,
will be like an early fig before harvest –
as soon as someone notices it,
he grabs it and swallows it. 1
28:5 At that time 2 the Lord who commands armies will become a beautiful crown
and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people.
1 tn Heb “which the one seeing sees, while still it is in his hand he swallows it.”
2 tn Or “in that day” (KJV).