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Isaiah 4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Isaiah 4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 4
1 Seven women will take hold of one man[a]
on that day, saying:
“We will eat our own food
and wear our own clothing;
Only let your name be given us,
put an end to our disgrace!”
Jerusalem Purified
2 [b]On that day,
The branch[c] of the Lord will be beauty and glory,
and the fruit of the land will be honor and splendor
for the survivors of Israel.
3 Everyone who remains in Zion,
everyone left in Jerusalem
Will be called holy:
everyone inscribed for life[d] in Jerusalem.(A)
4 When the Lord washes away
the filth of the daughters of Zion,
And purges Jerusalem’s blood from her midst
with a blast of judgment, a searing blast,(B)
5 Then will the Lord create,
over the whole site of Mount Zion
and over her place of assembly,
A smoking cloud by day
and a light of flaming fire by night.(C)
6 For over all, his glory will be shelter and protection:
shade from the parching heat of day,
refuge and cover from storm and rain.(D)
Footnotes
- 4:1 Seven women…one man: deportation (cf. note on 3:1–12) would result in a disproportion of the sexes and leave the female population without enough male partners. The women are willing to marry, not for support, but to avoid disgrace.
- 4:2–6 Usually judged a later addition to the oracles of Isaiah. It relieves the threatening tone of the surrounding chaps. 3 and 5.
- 4:2 Branch: the term (Heb. semah) that is sometimes used of the ideal Davidic king of the future (cf. Jer 23:5; 33:15; Zec 3:8; 6:12). However, the parallel “fruit of the land” does not favor that usage here.
- 4:3 Inscribed for life: in God’s list of the elect; cf. Ex 32:32.
Jesaja 4
Hoffnung für Alle
Jesaja 4
Hoffnung für Alle
4 In dieser Zeit werden sieben Frauen einem Mann nachlaufen und ihn anflehen: »Heirate uns doch alle sieben! Für unser Essen und die Kleidung wollen wir selbst aufkommen. Wir möchten nur deinen Namen tragen. Erspar uns die Schande, keinen Mann und keine Kinder zu haben!«
Gott schenkt einen Neuanfang
2 Zu jener Zeit lässt der Herr alle Pflanzen sprießen und prächtig gedeihen; ja, das ganze Land blüht auf und bringt reiche Ernte.[a] Die Überlebenden in Israel werden sich daran freuen, sie können stolz darauf sein. 3 Alle, die noch in Jerusalem übrig geblieben sind, wird man dann ein »heiliges Volk« nennen. Gott selbst hat ihre Namen in einem Buch aufgeschrieben und sie zum Leben bestimmt. 4 Durch seinen Geist, der Gericht hält und wie ein Feuer brennt, hat der Herr die Einwohner[b] von Zion geläutert. So wie man Schmutz abwäscht, hat er sie von ihrer schweren Schuld befreit. 5 Der Herr wird etwas Neues schaffen: Den ganzen Berg Zion und alle, die sich dort versammeln, bedeckt er am Tag mit einer Rauchwolke und in der Nacht mit hellem Feuerschein. Es wird sein, als liege ein Schutzdach über diesem herrlichen Ort, 6 das Schatten bietet vor der Sonnenglut und Zuflucht vor Regen und Sturm.
Isaiah 4
New International Version
Isaiah 4
New International Version
4 1 In that day(A) seven women
will take hold of one man(B)
and say, “We will eat our own food(C)
and provide our own clothes;
only let us be called by your name.
Take away our disgrace!”(D)
The Branch of the Lord
2 In that day(E) the Branch of the Lord(F) will be beautiful(G) and glorious, and the fruit(H) of the land will be the pride and glory(I) of the survivors(J) in Israel. 3 Those who are left in Zion,(K) who remain(L) in Jerusalem, will be called holy,(M) all who are recorded(N) among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth(O) of the women of Zion;(P) he will cleanse(Q) the bloodstains(R) from Jerusalem by a spirit[a] of judgment(S) and a spirit[b] of fire.(T) 5 Then the Lord will create(U) over all of Mount Zion(V) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(W) over everything the glory[c](X) will be a canopy.(Y) 6 It will be a shelter(Z) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge(AA) and hiding place from the storm(AB) and rain.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
- Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
- Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there
Isaiah 4
Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 4
Christian Standard Bible
4 On that day seven women
will seize one man,(A) saying,
“We will eat our own bread
and provide our own clothing.
Just let us bear your name.
Take away our disgrace.”(B)
Zion’s Future Glory
2 On that day the Branch[a] of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious,(C) and the fruit of the land(D) will be the pride and glory(E) of Israel’s survivors.(F) 3 Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem(G) will be called holy(H)—all in Jerusalem written in the book of life[b](I)— 4 when the Lord has washed away the filth(J) of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodguilt(K) from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment(L) and a spirit of burning.(M) 5 Then the Lord will create(N) a cloud of smoke by day(O) and a glowing flame of fire by night over the entire site of Mount Zion and over its assemblies. For there will be a canopy over all the glory,[c] 6 and there will be a shelter for shade from heat by day and a refuge and shelter from storm and rain.(P)
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