1. Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards,to the fading flower, his glorious beauty,set on the head of a fertile valley –to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!
2. See, the Lord has one who is powerful and strong.Like a hailstorm and a destructive wind,like a driving rain and a flooding downpour,he will throw it forcefully to the ground.
3. That wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards,will be trampled underfoot.
4. That fading flower, his glorious beauty,set on the head of a fertile valley,will be like figs ripe before harvest –as soon as people see them and take them in hand,they swallow them.
5. In that day the Lord Almightywill be a glorious crown,a beautiful wreathfor the remnant of his people.
6. He will be a spirit of justiceto the one who sits in judgment,a source of strengthto those who turn back the battle at the gate.
7. And these also stagger from wineand reel from beer:priests and prophets stagger from beerand are befuddled with wine;they reel from beer,they stagger when seeing visions,they stumble when rendering decisions.
8. All the tables are covered with vomitand there is not a spot without filth.