Focused Passage

Isaiah 4:2-6

The Branch of the LORD and the Cleansing Glory Over Zion

The chapter moves from the shame left by judgment, to the beauty of the Branch of the LORD, to the holiness of the surviving remnant, to the LORD’s cleansing of Zion, and finally to his protective glory over the restored community.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

2On 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.

3Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—

4when 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.

5Then 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,

6a 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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Verse 2

Original words

On thatהַה֗וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe Branchצֶ֣מַחH6780Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill beיִֽהְיֶה֙H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbeautifulלִצְבִ֖יH6643Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand gloriousוּלְכָב֑וֹדH3519Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand the fruitוּפְרִ֤יH6529Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Article | Noun - feminine singularwill be the prideלְגָא֣וֹןH1347Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand gloryוּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶתH8597Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularof Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsurvivorsלִפְלֵיטַ֖תH6413Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 3

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-וְהָיָ֣ה׀H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularWhoever remainsהַנִּשְׁאָ֣רH7604Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularin Zionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןH6726Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand whoever is leftוְהַנּוֹתָר֙H3498Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularin Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularwill be calledיֵאָ֣מֶרH559Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularholyקָד֖וֹשׁH6918Adjective - masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularwho are recordedהַכָּת֥וּבH3789Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularamong the livingלַחַיִּ֖יםH2416Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 4

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whenאִ֣ם׀H518Conjunctionthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֗יH136Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֵ֚תH853Direct object markerhas washed awayרָחַ֣ץH7364Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe filthצֹאַ֣תH6675Noun - feminine singular constructof the daughtersבְּנוֹת־H1323Noun - feminine plural constructof Zionצִיּ֔וֹןH6726Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand cleansedיָדִ֣יחַH1740Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe bloodstainsדְּמֵ֥יH1818Noun - masculine plural constructfrom the heartמִקִּרְבָּ֑הּH7130Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularby a spiritבְּר֥וּחַH7307Preposition-b | Noun - common singular constructof judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טH4941Noun - masculine singularand a spiritוּבְר֥וּחַH7307Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singularof fireבָּעֵֽר׃H1197Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Verse 5

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָ֡הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill createוּבָרָ֣אH1254Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularoverעַל֩H5921Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-מְכ֨וֹןH4349Noun - masculine singular constructof Mountהַר־H2022Noun - masculine singular constructZionצִיּ֜וֹןH6726Noun - proper - feminine singularand overוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionher assembliesמִקְרָאֶ֗הָH4744Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singulara cloudעָנָ֤ן׀H6051Noun - masculine singularof smokeוְעָשָׁ֔ןH6227Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularby dayיוֹמָם֙H3119Adverband a glowingוְנֹ֛גַהּH5051Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructflameלֶהָבָ֖הH3852Noun - feminine singularof fireאֵ֥שׁH784Noun - common singularby nightלָ֑יְלָהH3915Noun - masculine singularForכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionoverעַל־H5921Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe gloryכָּב֖וֹדH3519Noun - masculine singularthere will be a canopyחֻפָּֽה׃H2646Noun - feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

-תִּהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulara shelterוְסֻכָּ֛הH5521Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularto [give] shadeלְצֵל־H6738Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularfrom the heatמֵחֹ֑רֶבH2721Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularby dayיוֹמָ֖םH3119Adverband a refugeוּלְמַחְסֶה֙H4268Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand hiding placeוּלְמִסְתּ֔וֹרH4563Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularfrom the stormמִזֶּ֖רֶםH2230Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand the rainוּמִמָּטָֽר׃פH4306Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular

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