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when the Lord will have washed away the filth of the women[a] of Zion, cleaning up Jerusalem’s guilt[b] by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of tempest.[c] Then the Lord will create over the entire site of Mount Zion—including over those who assemble there—a cloud by day[d] and also to serve as a refuge and shelter from storms and rain.”

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  1. Isaiah 4:4 Lit. daughters
  2. Isaiah 4:4 Lit. blood; i.e. guilt incurred by shedding innocent blood
  3. Isaiah 4:4 So 1QIsaa; MT reads of burning
  4. Isaiah 4:5 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX reads day, accompanied by smoke, as well as the brilliance of a flaming fire by night, because over the entire glorious area there will be a canopy and a shelter to protect from the heat of the day, and

The Lord will wash away the filth(A) of the women of Zion;(B) he will cleanse(C) the bloodstains(D) from Jerusalem by a spirit[a] of judgment(E) and a spirit[b] of fire.(F) Then the Lord will create(G) over all of Mount Zion(H) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(I) over everything the glory[c](J) will be a canopy.(K) It will be a shelter(L) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge(M) and hiding place from the storm(N) and rain.

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  1. Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
  2. Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
  3. Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there