Isa 28:8 | JFB | STEP | 5-13. The prophet now turns to Judah; a gracious promise to the remnant ("residue"); a warning lest through like sins Judah should share the fate of Samaria. crown-- in antithesis to the "fading crown" of Ephraim ( , ). the residue-- primarily, Judah, in the prosperous reign of Hezekiah ( ), antitypically, the elect of God; as He here is called their "crown and diadem," so are they called His ( ); a beautiful reciprocity.

‏ Isaiah 28:8

5-13. The prophet now turns to Judah; a gracious promise to the remnant ("residue"); a warning lest through like sins Judah should share the fate of Samaria.

crown--in antithesis to the "fading crown" of Ephraim (Is 28:1, 3).

the residue--primarily, Judah, in the prosperous reign of Hezekiah (2Ki 18:7), antitypically, the elect of God; as He here is called their "crown and diadem," so are they called His (Is 62:3); a beautiful reciprocity.