Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. New Living Translation The Lord will wash the filth from beautiful Zion and cleanse Jerusalem of its bloodstains with the hot breath of fiery judgment. English Standard Version when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. Berean Standard Bible when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. King James Bible When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. New King James Version When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, New American Standard Bible When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and purged the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning, NASB 1995 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and purged the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning, NASB 1977 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning, Legacy Standard Bible When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and rinsed away the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning, Amplified Bible When the Lord has washed away the [moral] filth of the daughters of Zion and has cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, Christian Standard Bible when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodguilt from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning. Holman Christian Standard Bible when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodguilt from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning. American Standard Version when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And LORD JEHOVAH shall wash the impurity of the daughters of Zion, and blood will be put far away from the inside of Jerusalem, in The Spirit of Judgment and in The Burning Spirit Brenton Septuagint Translation For the Lord shall wash away the filth of the sons and daughters of Sion, and shall purge out the blood from the midst of them, with the spirit of judgement, and the spirit of burning. Contemporary English Version after the LORD sends a fiery judgment to clean the city and its people of their violent deeds. Douay-Rheims Bible If the Lord shall wash away the filth of the daughters of Sion, and shall wash away the blood of Jerusalem out of the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. English Revised Version when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Lord will wash away the filth of Zion's people. He will clean bloodstains from Jerusalem with a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning. Good News Translation By his power the Lord will judge and purify the nation and wash away the guilt of Jerusalem and the blood that has been shed there. International Standard Version when the LORD will have washed away the filth of the women of Zion, cleaning up Jerusalem's guilt by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of tempest. JPS Tanakh 1917 when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of destruction. Literal Standard Version If the Lord has washed away | The filth of daughters of Zion, | And purges the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, | By the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. Majority Standard Bible when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. New American Bible When the Lord washes away the filth of the daughters of Zion, And purges Jerusalem’s blood from her midst with a blast of judgment, a searing blast, NET Bible At that time the sovereign master will wash the excrement from Zion's women, he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem's midst, as he comes to judge and to bring devastation. New Revised Standard Version once the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. New Heart English Bible when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning. Webster's Bible Translation When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst of it by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. World English Bible when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from within it, by the spirit of justice and by the spirit of burning. Young's Literal Translation If the Lord hath washed away The filth of daughters of Zion, And the blood of Jerusalem purgeth from her midst, By the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Remnant in Zion…3Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living— 4when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. 5Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,… Cross References Matthew 3:11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Psalm 51:2 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Song of Solomon 3:11 Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother bestowed on the day of his wedding--the day of his heart's rejoicing. Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. Isaiah 1:31 The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames. Isaiah 3:16 The LORD also says: "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty--walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles-- Isaiah 9:19 By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. Treasury of Scripture When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the middle thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. washed away Isaiah 3:16 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: Lamentations 1:9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself. Ezekiel 16:6-9 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live… have purged Isaiah 26:20,21 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast… Ezekiel 24:7-14 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; … Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! by the spirit Isaiah 9:5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. Ezekiel 22:18-22 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver… Malachi 3:2,3 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: … Jump to Previous Blood Bloodshed Burning Clean Cleanse Cleansed Daughters Destruction Filth Fire Jerusalem Judging Judgment Justice Midst Purged Purgeth Scoured Sin Spirit Thereof Wash Washed Wind Women ZionJump to Next Blood Bloodshed Burning Clean Cleanse Cleansed Daughters Destruction Filth Fire Jerusalem Judging Judgment Justice Midst Purged Purgeth Scoured Sin Spirit Thereof Wash Washed Wind Women ZionIsaiah 4 1. In the extremity of evils, Christ's kingdom shall be a sanctuary.(4) When the Lord shall have washed away the filth . . .--This serves as the connecting link with Isaiah 3:16-24. The prophet has not forgotten the daughters of Zion. Jehovah will wash away, as with the baptism of repentance, the "filth," the moral uncleanness, that lay beneath their outward show of beauty. The "blood of Jerusalem," in the next verse, has a wide range of meaning, from the "murders" of Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 1:21, to the Moloch sacrifices in which the women had borne a conspicuous part (Psalm 106:38; Isaiah 57:5; Ezekiel 22:2-3). . . . Verse 4. - When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion (see Isaiah 3:16-24). Sin must not be merely repented of and pardoned; it must be put away. There could be no Jerusalem, in which all should be "called holy," until the moral defilement of the daughters of Zion was swept away. Purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst (comp. Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 59:3). It is possible, however, that the murder of infants in sacrifice to Moloch may be in the prophet's mind. Ahaz "burnt his children in the fire after the abominations of the heathen" (2 Chronicles 28:3). Manasseh did the same (2 Chronicles 33:6): and the practice was probably widespread among the people long before Isaiah's time (see Psalm 106:38; Isaiah 57:5). By the spirit of burning; or, by a blast of burning; i.e. a fiery blast which shall destroy everything (comp. Isaiah 1:31). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew whenאִ֣ם ׀ (’im) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the Lord אֲדֹנָ֗י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord has washed away רָחַ֣ץ (rā·ḥaṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe the filth צֹאַ֣ת (ṣō·’aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6675: Excrement, dirt, pollution of the daughters בְּנוֹת־ (bə·nō·wṯ-) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Zion צִיּ֔וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem and cleansed יָדִ֣יחַ (yā·ḏî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1740: To rinse, cleanse away by rinsing or washing the bloodstains דְּמֵ֥י (də·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed from the heart מִקִּרְבָּ֑הּ (miq·qir·bāh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel by a spirit בְּר֥וּחַ (bə·rū·aḥ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of judgment מִשְׁפָּ֖ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style and a spirit וּבְר֥וּחַ (ū·ḇə·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of fire. בָּעֵֽר׃ (bā·‘êr) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish Links Isaiah 4:4 NIVIsaiah 4:4 NLT Isaiah 4:4 ESV Isaiah 4:4 NASB Isaiah 4:4 KJV Isaiah 4:4 BibleApps.com Isaiah 4:4 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 4:4 Chinese Bible Isaiah 4:4 French Bible Isaiah 4:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 4:4 When the Lord shall have washed away (Isa Isi Is) |