Yesaya 28:4
Konteks28:4 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
Konteks18:5 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.”