[[Isa-28]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Isa-27]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Isa-29]] --- ### The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot. The fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, shall be like the first-ripe fig before the summer; which someone picks and eats as soon as he sees it. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of the swift and total destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (Ephraim) and its capital, Samaria. *Historical context*: The prophecy was historically fulfilled in 722 BC when the Neo-Assyrian Empire, led by Shalmaneser V and Sargon II, captured Samaria after a three-year siege. The kingdom was dismantled, and the ten tribes were taken into captivity, effectively ending the political existence of Ephraim as predicted. *Related to*: ### But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language, to whom he said, 'This is the resting place. Give rest to the weary,' and 'This is the refreshing;' yet they would not hear. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Because the leaders of Judah rejected God's clear message in their own tongue, God would speak to them through the unintelligible language of foreign conquerors. *Historical context*: Historically, this was fulfilled during the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions when Hebrew speakers were subjected to foreign linguistic rule. The Apostle Paul later cited this prophecy in [[1 Cor-14#v21|1 Corinthians 14:21]] as a spiritual fulfillment regarding the gift of tongues, serving as a sign of judgment for unbelieving Israel in the first century. *Related to*: ### Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, 'Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The promise of a divinely established foundation stone in Zion that provides security and stability to those who believe. *Historical context*: Theologians and New Testament writers identify this as a Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus Christ. It is explicitly cited as such in [[Rom-09#v33|Romans 9:33]], [[1 Pet-02#v6|1 Peter 2:6]], and [[Ephes-02#v20|Ephesians 2:20]], where Christ is described as the 'chief cornerstone' of the spiritual temple composed of believers. *Related to*: ### Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that Judah's political alliances (intended to escape destruction) would fail and the 'scourge' of invasion would overwhelm them regardless. *Historical context*: This refers to the secret alliance Judah's leaders made with Egypt to counter the Assyrian threat. The prophecy was fulfilled when the alliance proved useless against Sennacherib's invasion in 701 BC. While Jerusalem was spared by divine intervention ([[Isa|Isaiah 37]]), the 'refuge of lies'—the Egyptian military support—never materialized to save the Judean countryside from devastation. *Related to*: ### For I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A declaration of universal judgment from God upon the entire world, extending beyond local nations to a global scale. *Historical context*: Many biblical scholars categorize this as an eschatological or 'end-times' prophecy. While it had partial fulfillments in the sweeping conquests of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires that affected the known world of the time, its ultimate fulfillment is associated with the Day of the Lord or the final judgment described in later apocalyptic literature like the Book of Revelation. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy