📖 Isaiah — Chapter 4 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Isaiah 4:1 RAnd in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only Tlet us be called by thy name, Tto take away our reproach.
Isaiah 4:2 In that day shall Rthe branch of the LORD be Tbeautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for Tthem that are escaped of Israel.
Isaiah 4:3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, Rshall be called holy, even every one that is written Tamong the living in Jerusalem:
Isaiah 4:4 When the Lord shall have Rwashed 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.
Isaiah 4:5 And the LORD will create Rupon 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 Tupon all the glory shall be a Tdefence.
Isaiah 4:6 And there shall be a Rtabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 4:1–2 — Devastation and the promised branch
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Desperate social conditions follow judgment, yet the branch of the Lord and the land’s fruit are pictured as beautiful for Israel’s survivors.
Key Truth: Hope follows truthful recognition of judgment.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own ____ , and wear our own apparel: only let us be …” (Isaiah 4:1)
Find it in Isaiah 4:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “In that day shall the ____ of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit …” (Isaiah 4:2)
Find it in Isaiah 4:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “In that day shall the branch of the ____ be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth …” (Isaiah 4:2)
Find it in Isaiah 4:2 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 4:3–4 — A cleansed and holy remnant
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Those remaining in Zion are called holy after God removes filth and bloodguilt. Restoration involves cleansing rather than simply rebuilding appearances.
Key Truth: Restoration includes cleansing.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And it shall ____ to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and …” (Isaiah 4:3)
Find it in Isaiah 4:3 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the ____ of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.” (Isaiah 4:4)
Find it in Isaiah 4:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of ____ , and by the spirit of burning.” (Isaiah 4:4)
Find it in Isaiah 4:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 4:5–6 — Shelter over the restored community
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Cloud, smoke, and fire recall divine presence. A protective covering offers shade and refuge from heat, storm, and rain.
Key Truth: Seek refuge in God’s presence.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and …” (Isaiah 4:5)
Find it in Isaiah 4:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And there shall be a ____ for a shadow in the day time from the heat, …” (Isaiah 4:6)
Find it in Isaiah 4:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And there shall be a tabernacle for a ____ in the day time from the heat, and for a …” (Isaiah 4:6)
Find it in Isaiah 4:6 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Exodus 13:21 — Cloud and fire guided Israel in the wilderness.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can you seek renewal that includes changed conduct?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What do the seven women’s stated requests seek?
2. How are the survivors in Zion described?
3. What precedes the picture of restored protection?
4. What do cloud by day and fire by night express?
5. What purpose does the tabernacle serve?
Notes
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