Isaiah 4
4:1 Seven women will grab hold of
one man at that time.1
They will say, “We will provide2 our own food,
we will provide3 our own clothes;
but let us belong to you4 –
take away our shame!”5
The Branch of the Lord
4:2 At that time6
the crops given by the
the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight
to those who remain in Israel.8
4:3 Those remaining in Zion,9 those left in Jerusalem,10
will be called “holy,”11
all in Jerusalem who are destined to live.12
4:4 At that time13 the sovereign master14 will wash the excrement15 from Zion’s women,
he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem’s midst,16
as he comes to judge
and to bring devastation.17
over all of Mount Zion18
and over its convocations
a cloud and smoke by day
and a bright flame of fire by night;19
indeed a canopy will accompany the
4:6 By day it will be a shelter to provide shade from the heat,
as well as safety and protection from the heavy downpour.21