George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 28:4
Up. Theglathphalassar was captivated with the beauty of the country, and made it tributary. But Salmanasar, fearing a revolt, destroyed it, 4 Kings xvii. 4.
Up. Theglathphalassar was captivated with the beauty of the country, and made it tributary. But Salmanasar, fearing a revolt, destroyed it, 4 Kings xvii. 4.
Verse Isaiah 28:4. _THE HASTY FRUIT BEFORE THE SUMMER_ - "The early fruit before the summer"] "No sooner doth the _boccore_, (the early fig,) draw near to perfection in the middle or latter end of Ju...
AS THE HASTY FRUIT BEFORE THE SUMMER - The word rendered ‘hasty fruit’ (בכוּרה _bikûrâh_); in Arabic, _bokkore_; in Spanish, _albacore_), denotes the “early fig.” this ripens in June; the common fig...
3. THE SIX WOES OF THE PROPHET, JUDGMENT RUINS AND RESTORATION GLORIES TO COME (28-35) CHAPTER 28 The First Woe and the Message of Assurance 1. _Ephraim addressed (Isaiah 28:1)_ 2. _Jerusalem equall...
ISAIAH 28. In Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah predicts the speedy overthrow of Samaria. The date is therefore not later than the year in which Samaria fell (Isaiah 7:22). Apparently it was uttered before the siege...
BE. become. AND. Omit. HASTY FRUIT. early fig [becomes]. EATETH IT UP. swalloweth it....
Render: AND THE FADING FLOWER OF HIS GLORIOUS BEAUTY, WHICH IS ON THE HEAD OF THE FAT VALLEY (Isaiah 28:1), SHALL BE LIKE THE EARLY FIG BEFORE THE FRUIT-HARVEST, &c. These "early figs," which might be...
The fate of the drunkards of Ephraim. On the luxury and debauchery of Samaria, see Amos 3:12; Amos 3:15; Amos 4:1; Amos 6:1;...
BEHOLD, THE LORD, &C.— The punishment upon Ephraim is contained in these verses, and consists of three gradations; the _first_ in the second verse; the meaning whereof literally is, that God has ready...
V. EMANCIPATION NOT FROM EGYPT Chapter S 28 - 35 A. FOUNDATION THAT IS FIRM, Chapter S 28-29 1. STUPIDITY TEXT: Isaiah 28:1-13 1 Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fa...
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 h...
This chapter must be assigned (Isaiah 28:1) to a date prior to the capture of Samaria by the Assyrians (722 b.c.) and fall of the northern kingdom. 1-6. Samaria's luxury and self-indulgence pave the...
HASTY FRUIT] RV 'first-ripe fig': a delicacy eagerly devoured....
People wait eagerly for the first ripe fruit of summer. They seize the fruit and swallow it immediately. The picture in words shows the speed of the enemy’s attack and success. HOPE FOR THE FUTURE...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 28 The next section of the Book of Isaiah is from Chapter 28 to Chapter 33. These Cha...
AND THE GLORIOUS BEAUTY... — Better, _And the fading flower of his glorious beauty_ ... _shall be us the early fig before the fruit-gathering._ The “early fig,” as a special delicacy (Hosea 9:10; Mica...
וְֽ הָ֨יְתָ֜ה צִיצַ֤ת נֹבֵל֙ צְבִ֣י תִפְאַרְתֹּ֔ו...
BOOK 3 PROPHECIES FROM THE ACCESSION OF HEZEKIAH TO THE DEATH OF SARGON 727-705 B.C. THE prophecies with which we have been engaged (Chapter s 2-10:4) fall either before or during the great Assyrian...
THE DECAY OF AN INTEMPERATE PEOPLE Isaiah 28:1-13 A new series of prophecies begins here and extends to Isaiah 32:20. Samaria is described as a faded crown or garland on the nation's head because it...
Here begins the third and last circle of the first division of the book. It consists of a series of prophecies concerning the chosen people and the world. In this chapter we have a graphic revelation...
And the glorious beauty, which [is] on the head of the rich valley, shall be a fading flower, [and] as (d) the early fruit before the summer; which [when] he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is ye...
We shall find the best illustration of the things here spoken by reading with it the prophecy of Hosea who had delivered the greater part of his prophecy somewhat about fifty years before this part of...
4._And the excellence of its glory. _He repeats nearly the same words; for we know how difficult it is to terrify and humble those who have been blinded by prosperity, and whose eyes success covers in...
Chapter 28 sets before us the first elements of these final scenes in the history of this wonderful people. The scourge comes from the north. Ephraim is invaded as by an overflowing torrent, by a temp...
AND THE GLORIOUS BEAUTY WHICH IS ON THE HEAD OF THE FAT VALLEY,.... Meaning the riches and fruitfulness of the ten tribes, and especially of Samaria the head of them: SHALL BE A FADING FLOWER; as bef...
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...
_Behold, the Lord hath_ Namely, at his command, prepared and ready to execute his judgments; _a mighty and strong one_ Shalmaneser, the king of Assyria; _which, as a tempest of hail, &c., shall cast d...
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, that is, it will happen to the fading flower of Ephraim's beauty, w...
CONCERNING SAMARIA AND JERUSALEM. Chapter s 28 to 33 in the Book of Isaiah contain a cycle of prophecies and proclamations concerning the relation of Judah to Assyria in the time of King Hezekiah. Aha...
EATETH IT UP: _ Heb._ swalloweth...
1-4 What men are proud of, be it ever so mean, is to them as a crown; but pride is the forerunner of destruction. How foolishly drunkards act! Those who are overcome with wine are overcome by Satan;...
AS THE HASTY FRUIT; which coming before the season, and before other fruits, is most acceptable; which as soon as a man sees he covets it, and plucks it off, yet doth not long enjoy it, but through gr...
Isaiah 28:4 glorious H6643 beauty H8597 fading H5034 (H8802) flower H6733 head H7218 verdant H8081 valley H1516 fruit
THE FIRST WOE. THE COMING JUDGMENT ON EPHRAIM BECAUSE OF ITS PARLOUS CONDITION (ISAIAH 28:1). Here Israel is depicted as a drunken festival king, proudly wearing a garland of faded flowers, while sad...
CONTENTS: Woe of Ephriam due to drunkenness. Prediction of Assyrian captivity of Ephriam. Ephriam's fate a warning to Judah. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The glorious beauty and the plenty of the lan...
Isaiah 28:1. _The crown of pride._ Sebaste, the ancient Samaria, is situated on a long mount of an oval figure, having first a fruitful valley, and then a circle of hills running round about it. _Maun...
_Woe to the crown of pride Chapter twenty-eight is the first of a great group of representative discourses, chaps._ 28-32, all dealing with the relation of Judah to Assyria, and all enforcing the sam...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:1 God’s Sovereign Word Spoken into the World: “Ah!” God controls history (chs. Isaiah 28:1), moving events toward final judgment and salvation (chs.
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:2 ONE WHO IS MIGHTY AND STRONG. Assyria. ⇐ ⇔...
ENGLAND’S CRYING SIN Isaiah 28:1. _Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, &c.,_ [1102] [1102] See pages 116 and 127. Ephraim one of the most important of the tribes. It occupied som...
SECTION VII. RENEWED DENUNCIATIONS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH (CH. 28-31.) EXPOSITION ISAIAH 28:1 A WARNING TO SAMARIA. The prophet has now east his eagle glance
Chapter 28. Now the prophet turns to the local present issues. He is now... he's gone off down the road to the end of things. Now he comes back and he begins to speak of the Northern Kingdom, the majo...
Hosea 13:1; Hosea 13:15; Hosea 6:4; Hosea 9:10; Hosea 9:11;...
He eateth — Which, as soon as a man sees he plucks it off, and devours it, as soon as he can get it into his hand. And so shall it be with Ephraim's glory, which his enemies shall devour greedily....