Isaiah 4:6

Isaiah 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
• New International Version (NIV)It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.

Context of Isaiah 4:6

4when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodguilt from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning. 5Then the Lord will create a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night over the entire site of Mount Zion and over its assemblies. For there will be a canopy over all the glory, and there will be a shelter for shade from heat by day and a refuge and shelter from storm and rain.

Isaiah 4:6 word by word

וְסֻכָּ֛ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְצֵל־יוֹמָ֖ם מֵחֹ֑רֶב וּלְמַחְסֶה֙ וּלְמִסְתּ֔וֹר מִזֶּ֖רֶם וּמִמָּטָֽר׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there shall be a tabernacleסֻכָּהsûkkâh · boothH5521
• for a shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• in the daytimeיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• from the heatחֹ֫רֶבchôreb · droughtH2721
• and for a place of refugeמַחְסֶּהmachăseh machseh · refugeH4268
• and for a covertמִסְתּוֹרmistôr · shelterH4563
• from stormזֶ֫רֶםzerem · stormH2230
• and from rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306

Cross-references for Isaiah 4:6

• Isaiah 8:14He will be a sanctuary; but for the two houses of Israel, he will be a stone to stumble over and a rock to trip over, and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 25:4For you have been a stronghold for the poor person, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from storms and a shade from heat. When the breath of the violent is like a storm against a wall,
• Psalms 27:5For he will conceal me in his shelter in the day of adversity; he will hide me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock.
• Psalms 91:1The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Psalms 121:5The Lord protects you; the Lord is a shelter right by your side.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are protected.
• Ezekiel 11:16“Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.’
• Hebrews 6:18so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
• Revelation 7:16They will no longer hunger; they will no longer thirst; the sun will no longer strike them, nor will any scorching heat.
• Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the rain, like flowing streams in a dry land and the shade of a massive rock in an arid land.
• Matthew 7:24“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Commentaries on Isaiah 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A tabernacle - In countries subject to violent tempests, as well as to intolerable heat, a portable tent is a necessary part of a traveller's baggage, for defense and shelter. And to such tents the words of the text make evident allusion. They are to be met with in every part of Arabia and Egypt, and in various other places in the East.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And there shall be a tabernacle - The reference here is to the “tabernacle,” or sacred “tent” that God directed Moses to make in the wilderness. The image of the cloudy pillar mentioned in the previous verses, seems to have suggested to the mind of the prophet the idea of the tabernacle over which that pillar rested. The principal idea here is, however, not a tabernacle as a symbol of the divine protection, or of divine worship, but of a place of refuge…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-6Verses 2-6 Not only the setting forth Christ's kingdom in the times of the apostles, but its enlargement by gathering the dispersed Jews into the church, is foretold. Christ is called the Branch of the Lord, being planted by his power, and flourishing to his praise. The gospel is the fruit of the Branch of the Lord; all the graces and comforts of the gospel spring from Christ. It is called the fruit of the earth, because it sprang up in this world, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6shelter (literally shadow): See Isaiah 32:2; God's protection would keep the remaining people safe from enemies and the destruction he would bring upon the wicked (Isaiah 33:14–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-6Is 4:1-6. that day--the calamitous period described in previous chapter. seven--indefinite number among the Jews. So many men would be slain, that there would be very many more women than men; for example, seven women, contrary to their natural bashfulness, would sue to (equivalent to "take hold of," Is 3:6) one man to marry them. eat ... own bread--foregoing the privileges, which the law (Ex 21:10) gives to wives, when a man has more than one…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 4:6

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Gospel
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Righteous

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• Covert
• Reproach
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• Ezekiel
• Heat
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• Israel, History of
• Jotham

Commentaries on Isaiah 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings