whenאִםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיhas washed awayרָחַץthe filthצֹאַתof the daughtersבְּנוֹתof Zionצִיּוֹןand has rinsed awayוְ יָדִיחַthe bloodדְּמֵיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםfrom its midstמִקִּרְבָּהּby a spiritבְּרוּחַof judgmentמִשְׁפָּטand by a spiritוּבְרוּחַof burning.בָּעֵר
Isaiah 4:4
Study it in the app“when Adonai has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and has rinsed away the blood of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 4:4, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- has washed awayרָחַץrachats
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rachats” appears- the filthצֹאַתtsoat
excrement, filth
Excrement, filth. Used literally (2 Kings 18:27, in the form that is read) and figuratively, of what defiles a person or a people (Isaiah 4:4; 28:8).
Where else “tsoat” appears- of the daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benot” appears- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- and has rinsed awayיָדִיחַyadiach
rinse
Run water over something to remove dirt.
Where else “yadiach” appears- the bloodדְּמֵיdeme
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “deme” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- from its midstקִּרְבָּkirba
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirba” appears- by a spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- of judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- of burningבָּעֵרbaer
burn
For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.
Where else “baer” appears
Places in this verse
1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
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,
4 · This verse (above)
5And YHWH will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her convocations a cloud by day and smoke and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy.