Isa 28:1, Hos 4:17, 6:8, 8:9, Mic 6:16 | ESV | STEP | Ah , the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim , and the fading flower of its glorious beauty , which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine !

Isaiah 28:1

Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem

1 Ah, the proud crown of ^athe drunkards of Ephraim,
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!

Hosea 4:17

17 ^bEphraim is joined to idols;
^cleave him alone.

Hosea 6:8

8 ^dGilead is a city of evildoers,
^etracked with blood.

Hosea 8:9

9 For ^fthey have gone up to Assyria,
^ga wild donkey wandering alone;
Ephraim has hired lovers.

Micah 6:16

16 For you have kept the statutes of ^hOmri, ^{▼▼Hebrew For the statutes of Omri are kept}
and all the works of the house of ^jAhab;
and you have walked in their counsels,
that I may make you ^ka desolation, and your ^{▼▼Hebrew its} inhabitants ^ma hissing;
so you shall bear ⁿthe scorn of my people.”