Isaiah 28:4

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 

Isaiah 32:6

32:6 For a fool speaks disgraceful things; ² 

his mind plans out sinful deeds. ³ 

He commits godless deeds ⁴ 

and says misleading things about the Lord;

he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite ⁵ 

and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. ⁶ 

[28:4]  ¹ tn Heb “which the one seeing sees, while still it is in his hand he swallows it.”

[32:6]  ² tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.

[32:6]  ³ tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”

[32:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”

[32:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”

[32:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”