4 And the glorious beauty is a fading flowerWhich is at the head of the verdant valley,Like the first fruit before the summer,Which an observer sees;He eats it up while it is still in his hand.
5 In that day the Lord of hosts will beFor a crown of glory and a diadem of beautyTo the remnant of His people,
6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment,And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
7 But they also have erred through wine,And through intoxicating drink are out of the way;The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink,They are swallowed up by wine,They are out of the way through intoxicating drink;They err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
8 For all tables are full of vomit and filth;No place is clean.
9 “Whom will he teach knowledge?And whom will he make to understand the message?Those just weaned from milk?Those just drawn from the breasts?
10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept,Line upon line, line upon line,Here a little, there a little.”