Catholic Public Domain Version

Isaiah 28:3-7 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

3. The arrogant crown of the inebriated of Ephraim will be trampled under foot.

4. And the falling flower, the glory of his exultation, who is at the summit of the fat valley, will be like a premature fruit before the ripeness of autumn, which, when the onlooker beholds it, as soon he takes it in his hand, he will devour it.

5. In that day, the Lord of hosts will be the crown of glory and the wreath of exultation for the remnant of his people.

6. And he will be the spirit of judgment for those who sit in judgment, and the strength of those who return from war to the gates.

7. Yet truly, these also have been ignorant due to wine, and they have gone astray due to inebriation. The priest and the prophet have been ignorant because of inebriation. They have been absorbed by wine. They have staggered in drunkenness. They have not known the One who sees. They have been ignorant of judgment.