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Chapter 4

On that day,
    seven women will take hold of one man, saying,
“We will eat our own food
    and provide for our own clothing.
Just let us bear your name.
    Take away our disgrace.”

The Seed of the Lord[a]

On that day the branch of the Lord
    will be beautiful and glorious,
and the fruit of the land
    will be the pride and splendor
    of the survivors of Israel.
Whoever is left in Zion
    and whoever remains in Jerusalem
will be called holy,
    everyone whose survival in Jerusalem was decreed.
When the Lord has washed away
    the filth of the daughters of Zion
and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst
    by a spirit of judgment and of cleansing,
then the Lord will create
    over every house on Mount Zion,
    and over those who assemble there,
a cloud of smoke by day
    and a bright flame of fire by night.
The glory of the Lord will be a canopy over all,
    serving as a shade by day from the heat
    and a refuge and a shelter from the storm and the rain.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 4:2 The name branch will be given to the future Messiah because he will be the true Son of David, and from him will spring a new people (Jer 23:5; Zec 3:8; 6:12). The promise will stir and direct the hope of the faithful amid the conflicts and failures of coming centuries. John, the seer of Patmos, will see the new Jerusalem in which the promise will find its complete fulfillment (Rev 21).

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

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. 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. 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) 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) 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

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