Isaiah 4
Lexham English Bible
4 And seven women shall grasp at one man on that day, saying,
“We will eat our own bread,
and we will wear our own clothing;
only let us be called by your name![a]
Take away our disgrace!”
The Glory of the Branch of Yahweh
2 On that day the branch of Yahweh shall become beautiful and glorious,
and the fruit of the land shall become the pride and glory of the survivors[b] of Israel.
3 And this shall happen: He who is left in Zion
and he who remains in Jerusalem will be called holy,
everyone written for life in Jerusalem,
4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion
and cleansed the blood of Jerusalem from her midst
by a spirit of judgment
and by a spirit of burning.
5 Then Yahweh will create over all of the site[c] of Mount Zion[d]
and over her assembly a cloud by day
and smoke and the brightness of flaming fire by night.
Indeed, over all the glory there will be a canopy,
6 and it will be a shelter for shade from the heat by day,
and a refuge and a hiding place from rainstorm and from rain.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 4:1 Literally “let your name be called upon us”
- Isaiah 4:2 Hebrew “survivor”
- Isaiah 4:5 Or “place”
- Isaiah 4:5 Literally “the mountain of Zion”
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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