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be trodden underfoot;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, Will be trampled underfoot;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The splendid crown of the habitually drunk of Ephraim is trampled underfoot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden under foot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden under foot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden under foot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The splendid crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trampled by [the foreigners’] feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The majestic crown of Ephraim&#8217s drunkards will be trampled underfoot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every drunkard in Ephraim takes pride in Samaria, but it will be crushed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The arrogant drunks of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The pride of those drunken leaders will be trampled underfoot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />With hands and feet, that proud garland — those drunks of Ephraim—will be trampled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The splendid crown of Ephraim's drunkards will be trampled underfoot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden down by feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By feet trodden down is the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />With the feet shall the crown of pride, the hirelings of Ephraim, be trodden down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The arrogant crown of the inebriated of Ephraim will be trampled under foot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With feet that will trample the majestic garland of the drunkards of Ephraim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Trampled under foot will be the proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The crown of the proud and of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And by the foot shall be trodden the pompous crown of the drunkard Aphreim<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim Shall be trodden under foot;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The crown of pride, the hirelings of Ephraim, shall be beaten down with the hands and with the feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/28-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=5575" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/28.htm">Judgment on Ephraim</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Behold, 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. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1348.htm" title="1348: gê·’ūṯ (N-fsc) -- Majesty. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">The majestic</a> <a href="/hebrew/5850.htm" title="5850: ‘ă·ṭe·reṯ (N-fsc) -- A crown, wreath. From atar; a crown.">crown</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·rā·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Ephraim’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7910.htm" title="7910: šik·kō·w·rê (Adj-mpc) -- Drunken. Or shikkor; from shakar; intoxicated, as a state or a habit.">drunkards</a> <a href="/hebrew/7429.htm" title="7429: tê·rā·mas·nāh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fp) -- To trample. A primitive root; to tread upon.">will be trampled underfoot.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: bə·raḡ·la·yim (Prep-b:: N-fd) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda."></a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>The 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16</a></span><br />They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-13.htm">Amos 2:13-16</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. / Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. / The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a></span><br />Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-22.htm">Isaiah 5:22-23</a></span><br />Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink, / who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-14.htm">Isaiah 9:14-15</a></span><br />So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day. / The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Isaiah 19:14</a></span><br />The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Isaiah 24:20</a></span><br />The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Isaiah 30:28</a></span><br />His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-13.htm">Jeremiah 13:13-14</a></span><br />then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem. / I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27-28</a></span><br />“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’ / If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Ezekiel 23:32-34</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much. / You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, with a cup of devastation and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria. / You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Nahum 1:10</a></span><br />For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42-44</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. / He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-17.htm">Luke 20:17-18</a></span><br />But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? / Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-32.htm">Romans 9:32-33</a></span><br />Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, / as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:</p><p class="hdg">the crown</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Isaiah 28:1</a></b></br> Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty <i>is</i> a fading flower, which <i>are</i> on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!</p><p class="hdg">shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10</a></b></br> For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-6.htm">Isaiah 26:6</a></b></br> The foot shall tread it down, <i>even</i> the feet of the poor, <i>and</i> the steps of the needy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-33.htm">2 Kings 9:33</a></b></br> And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and <i>some</i> of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.</p><p class="hdg">under feet.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Drunkards</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Ephraim's</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-6.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-6.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Trampled</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Trodden</a> <a href="/psalms/108-13.htm">Underfoot</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-9.htm">Wreath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">Crown</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Drunkards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-15.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-15.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Ephraim's</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-18.htm">Trampled</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-18.htm">Trodden</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Underfoot</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">Wreath</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">He rebukes their error</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Their unwillingness to learn</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">And their security</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Christ the sure foundation is promised</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Their security shall be tried</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">They are incited to the consideration of God's providence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards</b><br>Ephraim refers to the northern kingdom of Israel, often used to represent the ten tribes. The "majestic crown" symbolizes the pride and glory of the nation, possibly referring to its capital, Samaria, which was situated on a hill and known for its beauty and strength. The term "drunkards" indicates moral and spiritual decay, as drunkenness is often used in Scripture to symbolize a lack of self-control and spiritual blindness (<a href="/proverbs/23-29.htm">Proverbs 23:29-35</a>). This phrase highlights the contrast between the perceived glory of Ephraim and its actual state of moral decline.<p><b>will be trampled underfoot.</b><br>This phrase prophesies the impending judgment and destruction that will come upon Ephraim. Historically, this was fulfilled when the Assyrian Empire conquered the northern kingdom in 722 BC. The imagery of being "trampled underfoot" suggests complete defeat and humiliation, a common biblical metaphor for judgment (<a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Isaiah 63:3</a>, <a href="/lamentations/1-15.htm">Lamentations 1:15</a>). This serves as a warning of the consequences of pride and disobedience to God, emphasizing the theme of divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a></b><br>A prominent tribe of Israel, often representing the Northern Kingdom. Known for its strength and influence but also for its spiritual waywardness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/drunkards.htm">Drunkards</a></b><br>Symbolic of the leaders and people of Ephraim who have fallen into moral and spiritual decay, often indulging in excess and neglecting their duties to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/majestic_crown.htm">Majestic Crown</a></b><br>Represents the pride and glory of Ephraim, which is ultimately fleeting and subject to judgment due to their disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/trampled_underfoot.htm">Trampled Underfoot</a></b><br>A vivid image of judgment and humiliation, indicating the downfall of Ephraim's pride and the consequences of their actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride can lead to spiritual blindness and eventual downfall. Ephraim's pride in their achievements and status blinded them to their need for God, resulting in judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_excess.htm">The Consequences of Excess</a></b><br>The reference to "drunkards" highlights the dangers of excess and indulgence. Believers are called to live lives of moderation and self-control, avoiding the pitfalls of excess that lead to spiritual decay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Humility before God is essential. Recognizing our dependence on Him and submitting to His will can prevent the kind of judgment that befell Ephraim.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and serves as a reminder of His sovereignty. It calls us to examine our lives and align ourselves with His righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'be_angry,_do_not_sin'_mean.htm">What does 'Crown of Glory, Diadem of Beauty' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_ephraim's_fall_in_isaiah_28.htm">In Isaiah 28:1-4, how can we verify historically that the drunkenness and downfall of Ephraim occurred exactly as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_isaiah_17_3_with_other_accounts.htm">How do we reconcile Isaiah 17:3's prediction of the end of fortified cities with other biblical accounts that describe their continued presence in Israel and Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_joel_1_5's_call_to_drunkards_unique.htm">Does Joel 1:5's emphasis on drunkards mourning align with other biblical calls to repentance, or is this focus unique and contradictory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The crown of pride, the drunkards</span>; rather, <span class="accented">of the drunkards</span> (comp. ver. 1). The "crown of pride" is scarcely "Samaria," as Delitzsch supposes, it is rather the self-complacent and boastful spirit of the Israelite people, which will be "trodden under foot" by the Assyrians. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/28-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The majestic</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּא֖וּת</span> <span class="translit">(gê·’ūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1348.htm">Strong's 1348: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crown</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲטֶ֥רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṭe·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5850.htm">Strong's 5850: </a> </span><span class="str2">A crown, wreath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ephraim’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drunkards</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁכּוֹרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šik·kō·w·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7910.htm">Strong's 7910: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intoxicated, as a, state, a habit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be trampled underfoot.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(tê·rā·mas·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7429.htm">Strong's 7429: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread upon</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/28-3.htm">Isaiah 28:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/28-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 28:3 The crown of pride of the drunkards (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 28:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 28:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 28:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 28:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>