ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 28:4
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Isa 28:4

28:4 first-ripe fig before the summer. The June figs were delightful because they foreshadowed the September harvest (Hos. 9:10; Mic. 7:1; Nah. 3:12). Ephraim with all her possibilities of achievement would be exiled, and the fruit of her labors would be enjoyed by the Assyrians.