Yesaya 28:4

28:4 The withering flower, its beautiful splendor,

situated at the head of a rich valley,

will be like an early fig before harvest –

as soon as someone notices it,

he grabs it and swallows it. ¹ 

Yesaya 18:5

18:5 For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted,

and the ripening fruit appears, ² 

he will cut off the unproductive shoots ³  with pruning knives;

he will prune the tendrils. ⁴ 

[28:4]  ¹ tn Heb “which the one seeing sees, while still it is in his hand he swallows it.”

[18:5]  ² tn Heb “and the unripe, ripening fruit is maturing.”

[18:5]  ³ tn On the meaning of זַלְזַל (zalzal, “shoot [of the vine] without fruit buds”) see HALOT 272 s.v. *זַלְזַל.

[18:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “the tendrils he will remove, he will cut off.”