Isaiah 28:4 meaning and explanation
The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.
Isaiah 28:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaiah is speaking to the northern kingdom of Ephraim, whose capital Samaria sat on a hill above a fertile valley. The city's beauty and pride are pictured as a fading flower, and here that flower becomes a ripe fig appearing before the summer harvest.
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