Isaiah 28:3 Meaning
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
Context Explained
1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
3The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
4And 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.
5In 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,
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 23:12
Both verses highlight the downfall of the proud.
Proverbs 29:23
This verse emphasizes that pride leads to humiliation.
Isaiah 10:33
This verse echoes the theme of God's judgment against the proud.
Source: Isaiah 28:3