Woe to Ephraim
Woe to the proud crown of the adrunkards of bEphraim,
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!
2 Behold, the Lord has a strong and acourageous agent;
As a storm of bhail, a tempest of destruction,
Like a storm of cmighty overflowing waters,
He has set it down to the earth with His hand.
3 The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is atrodden under foot.
4 And the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the fertile valley,
Will be like the afirst‑ripe fig prior to summer,
Which one sees,
And as soon as it is in his hand,
He swallows it.
5 In that day aYahweh of hosts will become a beautiful bcrown
And a glorious diadem to the remnant of His people;
6 A aspirit of just judgment for him who sits in judgment,
A bmight to those who turn back the onslaught at the gate.
7 And these also areel with wine and stagger from strong drink:
bThe priest and cthe prophet reel with strong drink;
They are swallowed up by wine, they stagger from dstrong drink;
They reel while having evisions;
They totter when rendering a verdict.
8 For all the tables are full of filthy avomit, without a single clean place.