Isaiah 4:5

“And 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.”

Isaiah 4:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 4:5, word by word

And 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 createבָרָאvara

create

To bring something new into being; only God does this.

Where else “vara” appears
siteמְכוֹןmechon

fixed place

Fixed place, dwelling place; foundation.

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of Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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and over her convocationsמִקְרָאֶmikrae

convocation

A holy gathering of all the people.

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a cloudעָנָןanan

cloud of presence

The cloud of YHWH's presence.

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by dayיוֹמָםyomam

by day

By day, in the daytime.

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and smokeעָשָׁןashan

smoke

Smoke.

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and the brightnessנֹגַהּnogah

brightness

Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.

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of a flamingלֶהָבָהlehava

flame

Fire that rises and shines as it burns.

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fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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by nightלָיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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the gloryכָּבוֹדkavod

glory

God's majesty and presence.

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there will be a canopyחֻפָּהchupa

canopy

A roof that covers and protects.

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Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    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).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

4when 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.

5 · This verse (above)

6And there will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a hiding place from the downpour and from the rain.

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