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On that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthe sproutצֶמַחof YHWHיְהוָהwill beיִהְיֶהan ornamentלִצְבִיand glory,וּלְכָבוֹדand the fruitוּפְרִיof the landהָאָרֶץwill be loftinessלְגָאוֹןand beautyוּלְתִפְאֶרֶתfor the escapedלִפְלֵיטַתof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Isaiah 4:2
Study it in the app“On that day the sprout of YHWH will be an ornament and glory, and the fruit of the land will be loftiness and beauty for the escaped of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 4:2, word by word
- On that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- the sproutצֶמַחtsemach
growth, sprout
What springs from the ground: plants, vegetation; a shoot.
Where else “tsemach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- an ornamentצְבִיtsevi
splendor
What gives splendor: "the glorious land".
Where else “tsevi” appears- and gloryכָבוֹדchavod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “chavod” appears- and the fruitפְרִיferi
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “feri” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- will be loftinessגָאוֹןgaon
majesty
YHWH's majesty, which makes those who see it tremble.
Where else “gaon” appears- and beautyתִפְאֶרֶתtiferet
beauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tiferet” appears- for the escapedפְלֵיטַתfeletat
survivors
The small group that survives a defeat or a disaster.
Where else “feletat” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Translation note
“The sprout” (צֶמַח) is what springs up from the ground. The same word is used as a title in Jeremiah 23:5; 33:15; Zechariah 3:8; 6:12.
The context
1And seven women will take hold of one man on that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothing; only let your name be called over us; take away our disgrace.”
2 · This verse (above)
3And it will happen that whoever is left in Zion and whoever remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who is recorded for life in Jerusalem,