18 In that day(A) the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,(B) 19 the earrings and bracelets(C) and veils,(D) 20 the headdresses(E) and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21 the signet rings and nose rings,(F) 22 the fine robes and the capes and cloaks,(G) the purses 23 and mirrors, and the linen garments(H) and tiaras(I) and shawls.

24 Instead of fragrance(J) there will be a stench;(K)
    instead of a sash,(L) a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;(M)
    instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;(N)
    instead of beauty,(O) branding.(P)
25 Your men will fall by the sword,(Q)
    your warriors in battle.(R)
26 The gates(S) of Zion will lament and mourn;(T)
    destitute,(U) she will sit on the ground.(V)

In that day(W) seven women
    will take hold of one man(X)
and say, “We will eat our own food(Y)
    and provide our own clothes;
only let us be called by your name.
    Take away our disgrace!”(Z)

The Branch of the Lord

In that day(AA) the Branch of the Lord(AB) will be beautiful(AC) and glorious, and the fruit(AD) of the land will be the pride and glory(AE) of the survivors(AF) in Israel. Those who are left in Zion,(AG) who remain(AH) in Jerusalem, will be called holy,(AI) all who are recorded(AJ) among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth(AK) of the women of Zion;(AL) he will cleanse(AM) the bloodstains(AN) from Jerusalem by a spirit[a] of judgment(AO) and a spirit[b] of fire.(AP) Then the Lord will create(AQ) over all of Mount Zion(AR) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(AS) over everything the glory[c](AT) will be a canopy.(AU) It will be a shelter(AV) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge(AW) and hiding place from the storm(AX) and rain.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
  2. Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
  3. Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there

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