Passage

Isaiah 28.6

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. 5. In that day will Jehovah of hosts become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people;"

"6. and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate."

"7. And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8. For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean." (Isaiah 28:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"4. The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first-ripe fig before the summer; which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it. 5. In that day, Yahweh of Armies will become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the residue of his people;"

"6. and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate."

"7. They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment. 8. For all tables are completely full of filthy vomit and filthiness." (Isaiah 28:4-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"4. 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; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. ^{eateth: Heb. swalloweth} 5. 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,"

"6. And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate."

"7. 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; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8. For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean." (Isaiah 28:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory That [is] on the head of the fat valley, Hath been as its first-fruit before summer, That its beholder seeth, While it [is] yet in his hand he swalloweth it. 5. In that day is Jehovah of Hosts For a crown of beauty, and for a diadem of glory, To the remnant of His people."

"6. And for a spirit of judgment To him who is sitting in the judgment, And for might [to] those turning back the battle to the gate."

"7. And even these through wine have erred, And through strong drink have wandered, Priest and prophet erred through strong drink, They have been swallowed up of the wine, They wandered because of the strong drink, They have erred in seeing, They have stumbled judicially. 8. For all tables have been full of vomit, Filth, without place!" (Isaiah 28:4-8, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H4941 - mishpat

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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