Isaiah 4:2

In that day shall the growth of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1And 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.'

3And 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 unto life in Jerusalem;

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Cross References

Psalms 67:6(67-7) The earth hath yielded her increase; may God, our own God, bless us.

Psalms 85:11(85-12) Truth springeth out of the earth; and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a twig shall grow forth out of his roots.

Isaiah 27:6In days to come shall Jacob take root, Israel shall blossom and bud; and the face of the world shall be filled with fruitage.

Isaiah 30:23And He will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou sowest the ground, and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous; in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

Isaiah 45:8Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open, that they may bring forth salvation, and let her cause righteousness to spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 4:2

Humiliation of the Daughters of Zion. ( b. c. 758.) 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. It was threatened ( ch. iii. 25 ) that the mighty men should fall by the sword in war, and it was threatened as a punishment to the women that affected gaiety and a loose sort of conversation. Now here we have the effect and consequence of that great slaughter of men, 1. That though… Read the whole commentary →

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