What Does Isaiah 28:4 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“flower”

a flower

“shall be a fading”

to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint

“And the glorious”

a gazelle (as beautiful)

“beauty”

ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“which is on the head”

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

“valley”

a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)

“of the fat”

grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness

“and as the hasty fruit”

the first-fruits of the crop

properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before

“before the summer”

harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“upon it seeth”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

“upon it seeth”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

“while it is yet in his hand”

the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-

“he eateth it up”

to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy