King James Version
Isaiah 28:5 in the King James Version says “In 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,” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In 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,”
Isaiah 28:5 · KJV
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: under: Heb. with feet
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 hand he eateth it up. eateth: Heb. swalloweth
In 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,
And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“In that day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“shall the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“of hosts”
H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
“and for a diadem”
H6843a crown (as encircling the head); also a turn of affairs (i.e., mishap)
“of his people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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