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Isaiah Chapter 4 (BSB)

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1 In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. 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 recorded among the living—

4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,

6 a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this short chapter, Isaiah 4, cover?

It follows directly from chapter 3's judgment, describing a future so depleted of men that seven women will share one husband just "to take away our reproach" (v1), before promising that a surviving remnant in Zion will be called holy and covered like a cloud by day and fire by night (v3-5).

What does 'seven women shall take hold of one man' mean in verse 1?

It pictures a scarcity of men so severe that women would forgo normal provision just to avoid the social "reproach" of being unmarried - a use of "reproach" for childlessness/unmarried status similar to Genesis 30:23.

What is 'the branch of the LORD' mentioned in verse 2?

It's introduced simply as something beautiful and glorious for the survivors of Israel; the chapter itself doesn't elaborate further on what the phrase specifically refers to.

Today's Verse

But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

1-kings 12:17 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

The chapter then turns to hope, describing the branch of the Lord as beautiful and glorious over a remnant washed clean and sheltered by cloud and fire, a marked contrast to the devastation of Isaiah 3 and a bridge into the vineyard song of Isaiah 5.