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Woe to the proud crown of the ^(C1)habitually drunk of ^(C2)Ephraim, And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the ^(F1)fertile valley Of those who are ^(F2)overcome with wine!

Behold, the Lord has a strong and ^(C1)mighty agent; As a storm of ^(C2)hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of ^(C3)mighty overflowing waters, He has thrown it down to the earth with His hand.

The splendid crown of the habitually drunk of Ephraim is ^(C1)trampled underfoot.

And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the ^(F1)fertile valley, Will be like the ^(C1)first-ripe fig prior to the summer, Which ^(F2)one sees, And ^(F3)as soon as it is in his ^(F4)hand, He swallows it.

On that day the ^(C1)LORD of armies will become a beautiful ^(C2)crown And a glorious wreath to the remnant of His people;

A ^(C1)spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, A ^(C2)strength to those who repel the ^(F1)onslaught at the gate.

And these also ^(C1)reel with wine and stagger from intoxicating drink: ^(C2)The priest and ^(C3)the prophet reel with intoxicating drink, They are confused by wine, they stagger from ^(C4)intoxicating drink; They reel while ^(F1)having ^(C5)visions, They stagger when rendering a verdict.

For all the tables are full of filthy ^(C1)vomit, without a single clean place.

"To ^(C1)whom would He teach knowledge, And to whom would He interpret the message? Those just ^(C2)weaned from milk? Those just taken from the breast?

-"For He says, '^(F1)(C1)Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there.'"

Indeed, He will speak to this people Through ^(C1)stammering lips and a foreign tongue,

He who said to them, "This is the ^(C1)place of quiet, give rest to the weary," And, "This is the resting place," but they would not listen.

So the word of the LORD to them will be, "^(F1)Order on order, order on order, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there," That they may go and ^(C1)stumble backward, be broken, snared, and taken captive.