Isaiah 4:3

And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
left	הַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר ha.nish.'Ar	H7604	properly · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
Zion	בְּצִיּ֗וֹן be.tzi.Yon	H6726	Tsijon (as a permanent capital) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
remaineth	וְהַנּוֹתָר֙ ve.ha.no.Tar	H3498	to jut over or exceed · conjunction + definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
Jerusalem	בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם bi.Ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
called	יֵאָ֣מֶר ye.'A.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
holy	קָד֖וֹשׁ ka.Do.osh	H6918	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
written	הַכָּת֥וּב ha.ka.Tuv	H3789	to grave · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
living	לַחַיִּ֖ים la.chai.Yim	H2416	alive · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Luke 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Exodus 32:32-33 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Psalms 69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more com…
Isaiah 60:21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be…
Revelation 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which ar…
Ezekiel 36:24-28 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
Ezekiel 43:12 This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 4:2–end

By the foregoing threatenings Jerusalem is brought into a very deplorable condition: every thing looks melancholy. But here the sun breaks out from behind the cloud. Many exceedingly great and precious promises we have in these verses, giving assurance of comfort which may be discerned through the troubles, and of happy days which shall come after them, and these certainly point at the kingdom of the Messiah, and the great redemption to be wrought out by him, under the figure and type of the restoration of Judah and Jerusalem by the reforming reign of Hezekiah after Ahaz and the return out of their captivity in Babylon; to both these events the passage may have some reference, but chiefly to…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 4:3

left in Zion--equivalent to the "escaped of Israel" (Isa 4:2). shall be called--shall be (Isa 9:6). holy-- (Isa 52:1; Isa 60:21; Rev 21:27). written--in the book of life, antitypically (Phi 4:3; Rev 3:5; Rev 17:8). Primarily, in the register kept of Israel's families and tribes. living--not "blotted out" from the registry, as dead; but written there as among the "escaped of Israel" (Dan 12:1; Eze 13:9). To the elect of Israel, rather than the saved in general, the special reference is here (Joe 3:17).

John Gill on Isaiah 4:3

And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem,.... These are the persons to whom Christ appears beautiful and glorious, excellent and comely, who will be left, and remain in Zion and Jerusalem; by which is meant the Gospel church, or church as in the latter day; in which these shall continue, abide by the truths and doctrines of the Gospel, and the ordinances thereof, and persevere unto the end; even when Christ shall take his fan in his hand, and purge his floor of the chaff; when the filth of the daughter of Zion shall be washed away by the spirit of judgment and burning, as in the following verse Isaiah 4:4; when it shall be a shocking and sha…

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Dictionary and topics

Ablution · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Blessing · SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD — SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD
Holiness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Registration · Of citizens — Of citizens

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 4:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 4:2–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 4:3

John Gill on Isaiah 4:3

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 4:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 4:2–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 4:3

John Gill on Isaiah 4:3

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Isaiah 4:3

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 4:3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 4:3

Rashi on Isaiah 4:3