Nehr · Isaiah 28

Isaiah 28:4

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.

— Isaiah 28:4, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he who looks on it sees, while it is yet in his hand he eats it up.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory That <FI>is<Fi> on the head of the fat valley, Hath been as its first-fruit before summer, That its beholder seeth, While it <FI>is<Fi> yet in his hand he swalloweth it.

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