Isaiah 4:1

And in Yom Hahu (that day) sheva nashim (seven women) shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own lechem, and wear our own clothes; only let us be called by thy shem, to take away our disgrace.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2In Yom Hahu shall the Tzemach Hashem + 4:2 Offshoot, Son; reference to the divine nature of the Tzemach or Son of Hashem be beautiful and glorious, + 4:2 See the Tzemach Dovid/ Hashem 1Y 1:7 and the p'ri ha'aretz shall be the ga'on (pride) and glory for them that are escaped + 4:2 See the word she'ar (remnant), Isa 11:10-11 of Yisroel.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:23And she conceived, and bore ben; and said, Elohim hath taken away my cherpah (shame, disgrace, reproach);

2 Samuel 6:23Therefore Michal Bat Sha'ul had no yeled unto her yom mot.

Isaiah 2:17And the haughtiness of adam shall be humbled, 1 and the pride of anashim shall be brought low; 1 and Hashem alone shall be exalted in Yom Hahu. 1

Isaiah 10:20And it shall come to pass in Yom Hahu, that the remnant of Yisroel, and such as are escaped of Bais Ya'akov, shall no longer lean upon him that smote them; but shall lean upon Hashem Kadosh Yisroel be'emes.

Isaiah 17:7At that day shall ha'adam look to Oseihu (his Maker), and his eyes shall have respect to Kadosh Yisroel.

Luke 1:25Hashem has done this for me. In these yamim he looked with Chen vChesed (favor and mercy, loving kindness) on me to take away my reproach among Bnei Adam. + 1:25 Gn 30:23; Isa 4:1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 4:1

In this chapter we have, I. A threatening of the paucity and scarceness of man ( ver. 1 ), which might fitly enough have been added to the close of the foregoing chapter, to which it has a plain reference. II. A promise of the restoration of Jerusalem's peace and purity, righteousness and safety, in the days of the Messiah, ver. 2-6 . Thus, in wrath, mercy is remembered, and gospel grace is a sovereign relief, in reference to the terrors of the law and the desolations made by sin. Read the whole commentary →

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