Isaiah 28:1

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

Cross-reference

Isaiah 28:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 28:7, the same drunkenness is detailed among priests and prophets, expanding the woe from Ephraim's leaders.

Isaiah 28:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 28:4, the fading flower of Ephraim's glory is likened to a first-ripe fig — it continues the same oracle about its swift judgment.

Isaiah 28:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 28:3, the same 'crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim' is said to be trampled—fulfilling the woe pronounced here.

Isaiah 5:11 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:11, a similar woe targets those who pursue strong drink—reinforcing the condemnation of drunkenness.

Isaiah 5:22 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:22, another woe against heroes at drinking wine—further evidence of Isaiah's repeated theme.

Isaiah 7:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 7:8, Ephraim will be shattered within 65 years — a related prophecy of judgment on the same kingdom referenced here.

Isaiah 8:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 8:4 predicts Assyria will carry off Samaria's spoil — fulfilling the fading of Ephraim's glory announced here.

Isaiah 17:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 17:3, the same Ephraim faces judgment—its fortress and kingdom ceasing, echoing the fading glory here.

Isaiah 17:9 Parallel

Isaiah 17:9 describes Ephraim's strong cities as a forsaken branch—similar imagery of decay and desolation to the fading flower.

2 Kings 15:29 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Kings 15:29, Assyria deports Naphtali — a partial fulfillment of the judgment on Ephraim's glory that Isaiah warns about.

Amos 6:6 Parallel

Amos 6:6 depicts Israel's elite drinking wine in bowls, oblivious to ruin — directly parallels the drunkards of Ephraim here.

Amos 6:1 Parallel

Amos 6:1 pronounces a similar woe on the complacent in Samaria, directly paralleling the condemnation of Ephraim's pride here.

2 Kings 18:10–12 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Kings 18:10-12, Samaria falls to Assyria — the judgment against Ephraim's pride prophesied here.

Hosea 5:9 Parallel

Hosea 5:9 directly declares Ephraim's desolation in the day of rebuke—a close prophetic parallel to this woe.

Hosea 7:5 Parallel

In Hosea 7:5, the princes' drunkenness on the king's day mirrors Ephraim's pride — both condemn Israel's leaders with wine.

2 Kings 14:25–27 Historical context

In 2 Kings 14:25-27, Jeroboam II restores Israel's borders — the historical prosperity that led to the pride Isaiah condemns here.

James 1:11 Allusion

In James 1:11, the fading flower imagery is used for the rich man's transience — echoing Isaiah's metaphor for Ephraim's fleeting glory.

2 Chronicles 30:7 Historical context

2 Chronicles 30:7 warns Ephraim not to repeat their ancestors' rebellion, which led to the desolation Isaiah 28:1 warns about.

2 Chronicles 30:6 calls Ephraim to repent — contrasting the woe here with an offer of mercy.

Hosea 4:11 Parallel

In Hosea 4:11, wine is said to take away understanding—a similar warning about wine's destructive effect on Ephraim.

Hosea 5:5 Parallel

In Hosea 5:5, pride of Israel/Ephraim is linked to stumbling—echoing the judgment on Ephraim's prideful drunkards here.

Hosea 7:1 Parallel

Hosea 7:1 reveals Ephraim's iniquity and wickedness, showing the same sins that lead to judgment here.

Amos 2:8 Parallel

Amos 2:8 condemns drinking wine from fines in God's house — parallel to Ephraim's drunken pride in the same northern kingdom.

Proverbs 23:29 Related theme

In Proverbs 23:29, the consequences of tarrying over wine are described—a wisdom perspective on the same vice.

Hosea 6:10 Related theme

In Hosea 6:10, Ephraim's whoredom is condemned—another indictment of Ephraim's sin, though here it's drunkenness.

Amos 2:12 Related theme

Amos 2:12 notes forcing Nazirites to drink wine — another facet of Israel's rebellion, like Ephraim's drunkenness here.