Isaiah continues to compare the people of Ephraim and Samaria to a dying flower. (See: [Isaiah 28:1](./01.md))

## The proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot ##

AT: "Like stepping on a flower the enemy army will crush the proud drunkards of Ephraim" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## The fading flower of his glorious beauty, that is on the head of the rich valley ##

This refers to the city of Samaria. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## will be as the first ripe fig...gulps it down ##

This emphasizes that when the enemies of Israel see all the beauty of Samaria they will quickly plunder it and take away all its good things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])