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Isaiah 4:5
5And Jehovah will create over every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and over its convocations, a cloud by day and a smoke, and the brightness of a flame of fire by night: for over all the glory shall be a covering.
Isaiah 4:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a canopy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering.
Context of Isaiah 4:5
3And it shall come to pass that he who remaineth in Zion, and he that is left in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, — every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem; 4when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have scoured out the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. And Jehovah will create over every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and over its convocations, a cloud by day and a smoke, and the brightness of a flame of fire by night: for over all the glory shall be a covering. 6And there shall be a tabernacle for shade by day from the heat, and for a shelter and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Read all of Isaiah 4Isaiah 4:5 word by word
וּבָרָ֣א יְהוָ֡ה עַל֩ כָּל־מְכ֨וֹן הַר־צִיּ֜וֹן וְעַל־מִקְרָאֶ֗הָ עָנָ֤ן׀ יוֹמָם֙ וְעָשָׁ֔ן וְנֹ֛גַהּ אֵ֥שׁ לֶהָבָ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה כִּ֥י עַל־כָּל־כָּב֖וֹד חֻפָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
- createבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
- Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- convocationsמִקְרָאmiqrâ' · assemblyH4744
- cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
- dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
- smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227
- brightnessנֹ֫גַהּnôgahh · brightnessH5051
- flameלֶהָבָהlehâbâh lahebeth · flameH3852
- fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
Cross-references for Isaiah 4:5
- Isaiah 32:18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
- Isaiah 33:20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be pulled up, neither shall any of its cords be broken;
- Psalms 87:2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.
- Psalms 89:7God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and terrible for all that are round about him.
- Psalms 111:1Hallelujah! I will celebrate Jehovah with [my] whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the assembly.
- Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, I am with you all the days, until the completion of the age.
- Exodus 13:21And Jehovah went before their face by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them [in] the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; so that they could go day and night.
- Exodus 14:19And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before them, and stood behind them.
- Exodus 40:34And the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
- Numbers 9:15And on the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle of the tent of testimony; and at even it was upon the tabernacle as the appearance of fire, until the morning.
- Nehemiah 9:12And thou leddest them in the day by a pillar of cloud, and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
- Psalms 78:14And he led them with a cloud in the daytime, and all the night with the light of fire.
- Zechariah 2:5and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
- Isaiah 31:4For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Like as the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, is not afraid of their voice, nor giveth way before the multitude of them; so will Jehovah of hosts come down to war upon mount Zion, and on the hill thereof.
- Isaiah 37:35And I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Commentaries on Isaiah 4:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And the Lord will create - One MS., the Septuagint, and the Arabic, have יביא yabi, He shall bring: the cloud already exists; the Lord will bring it over. This is a blessed promise of the presence of God in all the assemblies of his people. Every dwelling place "the station" - The Hebrew text has, every station: but four MSS. (one ancient) omit כל col, all; very rightly, as it should seem: for the station was Mount Zion itself, and no other. See Exodus…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And the Lord will create - The meaning of this verse and the next is, that God would take his people into his holy care and protection. The idea is expressed by images drawn, in this verse, from the protection which he afforded to the Israelites in their journeying from Egypt. The word “create” means here, he will afford, or furnish, such a defense. Upon every dwelling-place - Upon all the habitations of his people; that is, they shall be secure, and…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. 5The references to a canopy of cloud and smoke and flaming fire recall God’s continuous presence and protection during the exodus from Egypt (Exodus 13:21–22; 14:21–22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. create--The "new creation" needs as much God's creative omnipotence, as the material creation (2Co 4:6; Ep 2:10). So it shall be in the case of the Holy Jerusalem to come (Is 65:17, 18). upon--The pillar of cloud stood over the tabernacle, as symbol of God's favor and presence (Ex 13:21, 22; Psa 91:1). Both on individual families ("every dwelling") and on the general sacred "assemblies" (Le 23:2). The "cloud" became a "fire" by night in order to be…Read the comment
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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
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