Isaiah 4
English Standard Version
4 (A)And seven women (B)shall take hold of (C)one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; (D)take away our reproach.”
The Branch of the Lord Glorified
2 In that day (E)the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and (F)the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. 3 (G)And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called (H)holy, everyone who has (I)been recorded for life in Jerusalem, 4 when (J)the Lord shall have washed away the filth of (K)the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by (L)a spirit of burning.[a] 5 Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies (M)a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be (N)a canopy. 6 (O)There will be a (P)booth for shade by day from the heat, and (Q)for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 4:4 Or purging
Isaiah 4
International Standard Version
4 “At that time,[a] seven women will cling tightly to one man and will make him this offer:[b] ‘We’ll provide[c] our own bread. We’ll provide our own clothes. Just let us marry you[d] so we won’t be stigmatized anymore.’”[e]
The Future Glory of Jerusalem
2 “At that time,[f] the Lord’s branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel and Judah.[g] 3 Whoever[h] survives in Zion and whoever remains in Jerusalem will be called holy—everyone who has been appointed to survive in Jerusalem— 4 when the Lord will have washed away the filth of the women[i] of Zion, cleaning up Jerusalem’s guilt[j] by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of tempest.[k] 5 Then the Lord will create over the entire site of Mount Zion—including over those who assemble there—a cloud by day[l] 6 and also to serve as a refuge and shelter from storms and rain.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 4:1 Lit. day
- Isaiah 4:1 Lit. will say
- Isaiah 4:1 Lit. eat
- Isaiah 4:1 Lit. let your name be upon us
- Isaiah 4:1 I.e. by appearing to be part of a family
- Isaiah 4:2 Lit. In that day
- Isaiah 4:2 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack and Judah
- Isaiah 4:3 Lit. It will come about that whoever
- Isaiah 4:4 Lit. daughters
- Isaiah 4:4 Lit. blood; i.e. guilt incurred by shedding innocent blood
- Isaiah 4:4 So 1QIsaa; MT reads of burning
- Isaiah 4:5 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX reads day, accompanied by smoke, as well as the brilliance of a flaming fire by night, because over the entire glorious area there will be a canopy and 6 a shelter to protect from the heat of the day, and
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