New Revised Standard Version
And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of those bloated with rich food, will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer; whoever sees it, eats it up as soon as it comes to hand.

Contemporary English Version
Samaria above a fertile valley will quickly lose its glory. It will be gobbled up like the first ripe fig at harvest season.

New American Bible
The fading blooms of his glorious beauty at the head of the fertile valley Will be like an early fig before summer: whoever sees it, swallows it as soon as it is in hand.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the fading tower the glory of his joy, who is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as a hasty fruit before the ripeness of autumn: which when he that seeth it shall behold, as soon he taketh it in his hand, he will eat it up.

And the fading tower the glory of his joy, who is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as a hasty fruit before the ripeness of autumn: which when he that seeth it shall behold, as soon he taketh it in his hand, he will eat it up.

shall be

Isaiah 28:1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower the glory his joy, who were on the head of the fat valley, staggering with wine.

Psalm 73:19,20 How are they brought to desolation? they have suddenly ceased to be: they have perished by reason of their iniquity. . . .

Hosea 6:4 What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do to thee, O Juda? your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth away in the morning.

Hosea 9:10,11,16 I found Israel like grapes in the desert, I saw their fathers like the firstfruits of the fig tree in the top thereof: but they went in to Beelphegor, and alienated themselves to that confusion, and became abominable, as those things were, which they loved. . . .

Hosea 13:1,15 When Ephraim spoke, a horror seized Israel: and he sinned in Baal, and died. . . .

James 1:10,11 And the rich, in his being low: because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away. . . .

the hasty.

Micah 7:1 Woe is me, for I am become as one that gleaneth in autumn the grapes of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat, my soul desired the first ripe figs.

Nahum 3:12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.

Revelation 6:13 And the stars from heaven fell upon the earth, as the fig tree casteth its green figs when it is shaken by a great wind.

eateth.