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# General Information:
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Isaiah continues to speak about the people and the city of Samaria as if they were a garland ([Isaiah 28:1-2](./01.md)).
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# The proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "The enemy army will crush the proud drunkards of Samaria as if they were crushing flowers under their feet" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# proud garland ... of Ephraim
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A "garland" is a crown made of flowers. Here it represents the city of Samaria, the capital of Israel, which sits above a fertile valley. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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