Isaiah 4

4 fAnd seven women gshall take hold of fone man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; htake away our reproach.”

The Branch of the Lord Glorified

2 In that day ithe branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and jthe fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. 3 kAnd he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called lholy, everyone who has mbeen recorded for life in Jerusalem, 4 when nthe Lord shall have washed away the filth of othe daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by pa spirit of burning.1 5 Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies qa cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be ra canopy. 6 sThere will be a tbooth for shade by day from the heat, and ufor a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.

Isaiah 4 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

1 In that day seven women

will take hold of one man

and say, “We will eat our own food

and provide our own clothes;

only let us be called by your name.

Take away our disgrace!”

2 In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. 3 Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. 5 Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a canopy. 6 It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.

Isaiah 4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,

We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel:

Only let us be called by thy name,

To take away our reproach.

2 In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious,

And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely

For them that are escaped of Israel.

3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion,

And he that remaineth in Jerusalem,

Shall be called holy,

Even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:

4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion,

And shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof

By the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

5 And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion,

And upon her assemblies,

A cloud and smoke by day,

And the shining of a flaming fire by night:

For upon all the glory shall be a defence.

6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat,

And for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

Isaiah 4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

1 In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, “Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won’t be mocked as old maids.”

2 But in that day, the branch of the Lord

will be beautiful and glorious;

the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory

of all who survive in Israel.

3 All who remain in Zion

will be a holy people—

those who survive the destruction of Jerusalem

and are recorded among the living.

4 The Lord will wash the filth from beautiful Zion

and cleanse Jerusalem of its bloodstains

with the hot breath of fiery judgment.

5 Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion

and all who assemble there.

He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day

and smoke and flaming fire at night,

covering the glorious land.

6 It will be a shelter from daytime heat

and a hiding place from storms and rain.

Isaiah 4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,

“We will eat our own food and wear our own apparel;

Only let us be called by your name,

To take away our reproach.”

2 In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious;

And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing

For those of Israel who have escaped.

3 And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy—everyone who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, 5 then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering. 6 And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.

Isaiah 4 — New Century Version (NCV)

1 At that time seven women will grab one man

and say, “We will eat our own bread

and make our own clothes,

but please marry us!

Please, take away our shame.”

2 At that time the Lord’s branch will be very beautiful and great. The people still living in Israel will be proud of what the land grows. 3 Those who are still living in Jerusalem will be called holy; their names are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth from the women of Jerusalem. He will wash the bloodstains out of Jerusalem and clean the city with the spirit of fairness and the spirit of fire. 5 Then the Lord will cover Mount Zion and the people who meet there with a cloud of smoke during the day and with a bright, flaming fire at night. There will be a covering over every person. 6 This covering will protect the people from the heat of the sun and will provide a safe place to hide from the storm and rain.

Isaiah 4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

1 And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.

2 In that day shall the branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. 3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem; 4 when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning. 5 And Jehovah will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be spread a covering. 6 And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.

Isaiah 4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

1 And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, Our own bread will we eat, and with our own garments will we be clothed; only let us be called by thy name; —take away our reproach!

2 In that day there shall be a sprout of Jehovah for beauty and glory, and the fruit of the earth for excellency and for ornament for those that are escaped of Israel. 3 And it shall come to pass that he who remaineth in Zion, and he that is left in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, —every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem; 4 when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have scoured out the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 5 And Jehovah will create over every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and over its convocations, a cloud by day and a smoke, and the brightness of a flame of fire by night: for over all the glory shall be a covering. 6 And there shall be a tabernacle for shade by day from the heat, and for a shelter and for a covert from storm and from rain.

Isaiah 4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

1 When that day comes, seven women will grab one man and say,

“We’ll eat our own food and provide our own clothes.

Just let us marry you for your name.

Take away our disgrace.”

2 When that day comes, the branch of the Lord

will be beautiful and wonderful.

The fruit of the land

will be the pride and joy of Israel’s survivors.

3 Then whoever is left in Zion and whoever remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth of Zion’s people.He will clean bloodstains from Jerusalem with a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning. 5 The Lord will create a cloud of smoke during the day and a glowing flame of fire during the night over the whole area of Mount Zion and over the assembly. His glory will cover everything. 6 It will be a shelter from the heat during the day as well as a refuge and hiding place from storms and rain.

Isaiah 4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

1 On that day seven women

will seize one man, saying,

“We will eat our own bread

and provide our own clothing.

Just let us be called by your name.

Take away our disgrace.”

2 On that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors. 3 Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy —all in Jerusalem who are destined to live — 4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodguilt from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning. 5 Then the Lord will create a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night over the entire site of Mount Zion and over its assemblies. For there will be a canopy over all the glory, 6 and there will be a booth for shade from heat by day, and a refuge and shelter from storm and rain.

Isaiah 4 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

1 Seven women shall take hold of one man on that day, saying,

“We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes;

just let us be called by your name;

take away our disgrace.”

2 On that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. 3 Whoever is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem, 4 once 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 by a spirit of burning. 5 Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over its places of assembly a cloud by day and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night. Indeed, over all the glory there will be a canopy. 6 It will serve as a pavilion, a shade by day from the heat and a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.

Isaiah 4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

1 And seven women shall grasp at one man on that day, saying,

“We will eat our own bread,

and we will wear our own clothing;

only let us be called by your name!

Take away our disgrace!”

2 On that day the branch of Yahweh shall become beautiful and glorious,

and the fruit of the land shall become the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel.

3 And this shall happen: He who is left in Zion

and he who remains in Jerusalem will be called holy,

everyone written for life in Jerusalem,

4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion

and cleansed the blood of Jerusalem from her midst

by a spirit of judgment

and by a spirit of burning.

5 Then Yahweh will create over all of the site of Mount Zion

and over her assembly a cloud by day

and smoke and the brightness of flaming fire by night.

Indeed, over all the glory there will be a canopy,

6 and it will be a shelter for shade from the heat by day,

and a refuge and a hiding place from rainstorm and from rain.

Isaiah 4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

1 At that time seven women

will grab hold of one man.

They’ll say to him, “We will eat our own food.

We’ll provide our own clothes.

Just let us become your wives.

Take away our shame!”

2 At that time Israel’s king will be beautiful and glorious. He will be called The Branch of the Lord. The fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of those who are still left alive in Israel.

3 Those who are left in Zion will be called holy. They will be recorded among those who are alive in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the sin of the women in Zion. He will clean up the blood that was spilled there. He will judge those who spilled that blood. His burning anger will blaze out at them.

5 Then the Lord will create over Jerusalem a cloud of smoke by day. He will also create a glow of flaming fire at night. They will appear over all of Mount Zion and those who gather together there. The Lord’s glory will be like a tent over them. 6 It will cover them and give them shade from the hot sun all day long. It will be a safe place where they can hide from storms and rain.

Isaiah 4 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

1 For seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach!”

2 In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.

3 It will come about that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy—everyone who is recorded for life in Jerusalem.

4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and purged the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning,

5 then the Lord will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.

6 There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.

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Isaiah 12:1–18:7

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

12 You1 will say uin that day:

“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,

for though you were angry with me,

vyour anger turned away,

that you might comfort me.

2 “Behold, God is my salvation;

I will trust, and will not be afraid;

for wthe Lord God2 is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation.”

3 xWith joy you3 will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 yAnd you will say in that day:

z“Give thanks to the Lord,

call upon his name,

amake known his deeds among the peoples,

proclaim bthat his name is exalted.

5 c“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;

let this be made known4 in all the earth.

6 Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,

for great din your5 midst is ethe Holy One of Israel.”

The Judgment of Babylon

13 The oracle concerning fBabylon which gIsaiah the son of Amoz saw.

2 On a bare hill hraise a signal;

cry aloud to them;

wave the hand for ithem to enter

the gates of the nobles.

3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,

and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger,

my proudly exulting ones.1

4 The sound jof a tumult is on the mountains

as of a great multitude!

The sound of an uproar of kingdoms,

of nations gathering together!

kThe Lord of hosts is mustering

a host for battle.

5 lThey come from a distant land,

from the end of the heavens,

the Lord and the weapons of his indignation,

to destroy the whole land.2

6 mWail, for nthe day of the Lord is near;

as destruction from the Almighty3 it will come!

7 Therefore all hands will be feeble,

and every human heart owill melt.

8 They will be dismayed:

ppangs and agony will seize them;

qthey will be in anguish like a woman in labor.

They will look aghast at one another;

their faces will be aflame.

9 Behold, nthe day of the Lord comes,

cruel, with wrath and fierce anger,

to make the land a desolation

and rto destroy its sinners from it.

10 sFor the stars of the heavens and their constellations

will not give their light;

tthe sun will be dark at its rising,

and the moon will not shed its light.

11 I will punish uthe world for its evil,

and the wicked for their iniquity;

I will vput an end to the pomp of the arrogant,

wand lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.

12 I will make xpeople more rare than fine gold,

and mankind than the ygold of Ophir.

13 Therefore zI will make the heavens tremble,

and the earth will be shaken out of its place,

at the wrath of the Lord of hosts

in the day of his fierce anger.

14 And like a hunted gazelle,

or like sheep with none to gather them,

aeach will turn to his own people,

and each will flee to his own land.

15 Whoever is found will be thrust through,

and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.

16 bTheir infants will be dashed in pieces

before their eyes;

their houses will be plundered

and their wives ravished.

17 Behold, cI am stirring up the Medes against them,

who have no regard for silver

and do not delight in gold.

18 dTheir bows will slaughter4 the young men;

they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb;

their eyes will not pity children.

19 And Babylon, ethe glory of kingdoms,

the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans,

will be flike Sodom and Gomorrah

when God overthrew them.

20 gIt will never be inhabited

or lived in for all generations;

no hArab will pitch his tent there;

no ishepherds will make their flocks lie down there.

21 But jwild animals will lie down there,

and their houses will be full of howling creatures;

there kostriches5 will dwell,

and there wild goats will dance.

22 Hyenas6 will cry in its towers,

and ljackals in mthe pleasant palaces;

its time is close at hand

and its days will not be prolonged.

The Restoration of Jacob

14 nFor the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and owill set them in their own land, and psojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob. 2 And qthe peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the Lord’s land ras male and female slaves.1 sThey will take captive those who were their captors, tand rule over those who oppressed them.

Israel’s Remnant Taunts Babylon

3 When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve, 4 you will take up this utaunt against the king of Babylon:

“How the oppressor has ceased,

vthe insolent fury2 ceased!

5 The Lord has broken the wstaff of the wicked,

the wscepter of rulers,

6 xthat struck the peoples in wrath

with unceasing blows,

that ruled the nations in anger

with unrelenting persecution.

7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet;

ythey break forth into singing.

8 z aThe cypresses rejoice at you,

bthe cedars of Lebanon, saying,

‘Since you were laid low,

no woodcutter comes up against us.’

9 Sheol beneath is stirred up

to meet you when you come;

it rouses the shades to greet you,

all who were leaders of the earth;

it raises from their thrones

all who were kings of the nations.

10 cAll of them will answer

and…

f	Is 13:12
g	Is 3:6
h	Ge 30:23
i	Je 23:5 Je 33:15 Zec 3:8 Zec 6:12
j	Is 27:6
k	Is 6:13 Is 10:20
l	Ob 17
m	Ex 32:32 Lk 10:20 Heb 12:23 Ps 69:28
n	Eze 36:25
o	Is 3:16
p	Is 33:14 Mal 3:2 Mt 3:11 Lk 3:17
1	Or purging
q	Ex 13:21
r	Re 7:15
s	Is 25:4
t	Ps 27:5
u	Is 25:4

1	The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1
u	Is 11:11
v	Is 10:4
w	Ex 15:2 Ps 118:14
2	Hebrew for Yah, the Lord
x	Jn 4:13 Jn 4:14 Jn 7:37 Jn 7:38
3	The Hebrew for you is plural in verses 3, 4
y	Is 11:11
z	Ps 105:1
a	Ps 145:4–6
b	Ps 148:13
c	Ex 15:1 Ps 98:1
4	Or this is made known
d	Ps 46:5 Ho 11:9
5	The Hebrew for your in verse 6 is singular, referring to the inhabitant of Zion
e	Is 5:24 Is 41:14 Is 41:16
f	Is 13:19 Is 14:4 Is 21:9 Is 47:1 Je 51 Je 52
g	Is 1:1
h	Is 5:26
i	Is 41:25
1	Or those who exult in my majesty
j	Is 22:5
k	Jos 5:13 Jos 5:14
l	Is 46:11
2	Or earth; also verse 9
m	Is 14:31 Is 15:2 Is 15:3 Is 15:8 Is 16:7 Je 51:8 Eze 30:2
n	Is 2:12 Joe 1:15 Zep 1:7
3	The Hebrew words for destruction and almighty sound alike
o	Jos 2:11
p	Na 2:10
q	Is 26:17 Je 4:31 Je 6:24 Mic 4:9 Mic 4:10 Jn 16:21
n	Is 13:6
r	Ps 104:35
s	Is 34:4
t	Eze 32:7 Joe 2:31 Joe 3:15 Mt 24:29 Mk 13:24 Lk 21:25
u	Is 24:21
v	Is 24:4
w	Is 2:11 Is 2:17
x	Is 24:6
y	1 Ki 10:11 Job 28:16
z	Hag 2:6
a	Je 50:16 Je 51:9 1 Ki 22:36
b	Ps 137:9 Na 3:10
c	Is 21:2 Je 51:11 Je 51:28 Da 5:28 Da 5:31
d	Je 50:14 Je 50:29 Je 51:3
4	Hebrew dash in pieces
e	Is 47:5
f	Is 1:9 Ge 19:24 Je 50:40 Am 4:11
g	Je 51:37 Je 51:43
h	Je 3:2
i	Je 33:12
j	Is 34:13 Is 34:14
k	Is 34:13 Je 50:39
5	Or owls
6	Or foxes
l	Is 35:7 Je 51:37
m	Is 25:2 Am 3:15
n	Ps 102:13 Zec 1:17
o	2 Ch 36:22 2 Ch 36:23
p	Zec 8:22 Zec 8:23 Eph 2:12–14
q	Is 49:22 Is 60:9 Is 66:20
r	Is 61:5
1	Or servants
s	Joe 3:8
t	Is 60:14
u	Mic 2:4 Hab 2:6
v	Je 51:13 Re 18:16
2	Dead Sea Scroll (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain
w	Is 9:4
x	Je 50:23
y	Is 44:23 Is 49:13 Is 54:1 Is 55:12
z	Eze 31:16
a	Is 37:24
b	Is 2:13
c	Je 51:48