Isaiah 4:2

But some day, Israel [MTY] will be very beautiful and great/glorious. The people of Israel who will still be there will be very proud of the wonderful fruit that grows in their land.

Translation for Translators

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

1When that happens, there will be very few unmarried men still alive. As a result, seven unmarried women will grab one man, and say, “Allow us all to marry you [IDM]! We will provide our own food and clothing. All that we want is to no longer be disgraced because of not being married.”

3All the people who will remain in Jerusalem, who were not killed when Jerusalem was destroyed, whose names are listed among those who live there, will be called holy.

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Cross References

Psalms 67:6Good crops have grown on our land; God, our God, has blessed us.

Psalms 85:11Here on earth, we will ◄be loyal to/continually believe in► God, and from heaven, God will act justly/fairly toward us.

Isaiah 11:1Like [MET] a new shoot often grows from the stump of a tree, there will be a descendant of King David who will be a new king.

Isaiah 27:6There will be a time when the ◄descendants of Jacob/Israeli people► will prosper like a plant that has good roots; they will be like [MET] trees that bud and blossom and bear a lot of fruit; what they do will bless all the people in the world.

Isaiah 30:23If you do that, Yahweh will bless you by giving you good rain at the time that you plant your crops. You will have good harvests, and plenty of pasture with grass for your cattle to eat.

Isaiah 45:8And Yahweh also says, “I want my rescue of my people [MET] to fall from the sky like rain. Just like the earth opens wide to accept rain, I will rescue/save my people and cause them to be treated justly. I, Yahweh, am the one who will cause both of those things to happen.

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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