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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.
Isaiah 4
Revised Geneva Translation
Isaiah 4
Revised Geneva Translation
4 And on that day, seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, “We will eat our own bread and we will wear our own clothes. Only, let us be called by your name. Take away our reproach.”
2 On that day, the Branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious. And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and pleasant for those of Israel who have escaped.
3 Then he who shall be left in Zion, and he who shall remain in Jerusalem, shall be called holy. Everyone in Jerusalem shall be written among the living
4 when the LORD shall wash the filthiness of the daughters of Zion and purge the blood of Jerusalem out of its midst by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning.
5 And the LORD shall create upon every place of Mount Zion, and upon its assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For upon all the Glory shall be a defense.
6 And a covering shall be for shade from the heat during the day, and a place of refuge and a shelter from the storm and from the rain.
Esajas 4
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Esajas 4
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4 Til den tid vil der være så få mænd tilbage, at syv kvinder vil gribe fat i én mand og råbe: „Vi skal nok forsørge os selv—bare vi må bære dit navn, så vi ikke skal vanæres ved at være ugifte og barnløse!”
Håb om ny herlighed for den rest, der overlever
2 Men engang vil Herrens plante, Israel, blive frodig og smuk igen, og de overlevende vil glæde sig over landets frugt. 3 De, hvis navne er skrevet i Herrens bog, de, som overlever Jerusalems ødelæggelse, skal være hans hellige folk. 4 For Herren vil rense Jerusalems indbyggere for deres urenhed og fjerne blodskyld fra byen. Hans Ånd vil dømme ondskaben og rense dem som gennem ild. 5 Derefter vil Herren selv være en skærmende skygge over Zions bjerg og alle, som samles der. Det vil ligne en sky om dagen og ild om natten, så der er et beskyttende dække over alt, hvad der er helligt. 6 Herrens herlighed vil være som et telt, der beskytter byen mod solens hede og mod storm og regn.
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
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