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And all those who are left in Zion and Jerusalem will be called holy. Their names were on the list of people in Jerusalem who were allowed to live.

The Lord will wash away the filth[a] from the daughters of Zion.[b] He will wash away the blood from Jerusalem. With a spirit of judgment that burns like fire, he will make everything pure. Then the Lord will create a cloud of smoke in the day and a bright flame of fire[c] at night over every building and over every meeting of the people on the mountain of Zion. And there will be a covering over everyone[d] for protection.

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  1. Isaiah 4:4 wash away the filth This is like a special ceremony for washing away the blood after a menstrual period. After this a man and wife could have sexual relations.
  2. Isaiah 4:4 daughters of Zion This can refer either to the small towns around Jerusalem or to the women living there.
  3. Isaiah 4:5 cloud of smoke … fire The signs God used to show that he was with his people.
  4. Isaiah 4:5 everyone Literally, “glory,” but this can also mean “soul” or “person.” See Ps. 16:9.

Those who are left in Zion,(A) who remain(B) in Jerusalem, will be called holy,(C) all who are recorded(D) among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth(E) of the women of Zion;(F) he will cleanse(G) the bloodstains(H) from Jerusalem by a spirit[a] of judgment(I) and a spirit[b] of fire.(J) Then the Lord will create(K) over all of Mount Zion(L) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(M) over everything the glory[c](N) will be a canopy.(O)

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