Isaiah 4

The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is the shortest in the Book of Isaiah, with only 6 verses. American theologian Albert Barnes argued that "there was no reason why these six verses should have been made a separate chapter" from Isaiah 3.Barnes, A., [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/isaiah/4.htm Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 4], accessed 7 March 2018

The New King James Version calls verses 2-6 "The Renewal of Zion".

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}}

Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later):{{sfn|Ulrich|2010|p=337-338}}

• 1QIsa^a: complete
• 4QIsa^a (4Q55): extant: verses 5-6

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^Q; 6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}

The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.As reflected in the [http://mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English]. Isaiah 4 is a part of the Prophecies about Judah and Israel (Isaiah 1-12). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.

: [{S} 3:18-26] 4:1 {S} 4:2-6 {P}

This section, which started at 3:25, states without any imagery how the city in actuality is bereft.{{sfn|Motyer|2015|p=64}}

: 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."{{bibleref2|Isaiah|4:1|NKJV}} NKJV

The New King James Version treats verse 1 as a continuation of chapter 3 and reformation theologian John Calvin argued that "this verse certainly ought not to have been separated from the preceding".Calvin, J., [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/calvin/isaiah/4.htm Calvin's Commentaries] on Isaiah 4, accessed 7 March 2018 Whereas in {{bibleverse|Isaiah|3:6|KJV}} the men "take hold of" ({{Strong-number|tapas|H|8610}}) a man to get a ruler, in this verse the women "take hold of" ({{Strong-number|chazaq|H|2388}}) a man to get a husband.{{sfn|Motyer|2015|p=64}} The women supplying their own food and apparel is a reversal of the marriage ordering in {{bibleverse|Exodus|21:10|KJV}}.{{sfn|Motyer|2015|p=64}}

: 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.{{bibleref2|Isaiah|4:2|NKJV}} NKJV

The text in the Septuagint is different:

:In that day, God shall shine in counsel with glory upon the earth, to exalt, and to glorify the remnant of Israel.

• Mount Zion
• Related Bible parts: Isaiah 3, Isaiah 11, Isaiah 53, Jeremiah 23, Jeremiah 33, Zechariah 3, Zechariah 9, Luke 1, Romans 11, Revelation 22

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• {{cite book | last = Motyer | first = J. Alec | title = The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary | publisher = InterVarsity Press | year = 2015 | isbn = 9780830895243 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=p3R3CwAAQBAJ }}
• {{Cite book

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• {{cite book | last = Würthwein | first = Ernst | author-link = Ernst Würthwein | title = The Text of the Old Testament | publisher = Wm. B. Eerdmans |location = Grand Rapids, MI | year= 1995 | translator-first1 = Erroll F.| translator-last1 = Rhodes |isbn = 0-8028-0788-7 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FSNKSBObCYwC | access-date= January 26, 2019}}

• [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1004.htm Isaiah 4:Original Hebrew with Parallel English]

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101227195730/http://latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=27&c=4 Isaiah 4 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate]

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