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Whoever[a] survives in Zion and whoever remains in Jerusalem will be called holy—everyone who has been appointed to survive in Jerusalem— when the Lord will have washed away the filth of the women[b] of Zion, cleaning up Jerusalem’s guilt[c] by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of tempest.[d] Then the Lord will create over the entire site of Mount Zion—including over those who assemble there—a cloud by day[e]

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  1. Isaiah 4:3 Lit. It will come about that whoever
  2. Isaiah 4:4 Lit. daughters
  3. Isaiah 4:4 Lit. blood; i.e. guilt incurred by shedding innocent blood
  4. Isaiah 4:4 So 1QIsaa; MT reads of burning
  5. 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 a shelter to protect from the heat of the day, and

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