1 And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And in that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- women H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- shall take hold H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- of one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- We will eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- our own bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- and wear H3847 (לָבַשׁ) — properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
- our own apparel H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) — a dress, especially a mantle
- only let us be called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- by thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- to take away H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- our reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
2 In that day shall the branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- shall the branch H6780 (צֶמַח) — a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- be beautiful H6643 (צְבִי) — splendor (as conspicuous)
- and glorious H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- and the fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- excellent H1347 (גָּאוֹן) — the same as 1346
- and comely for H8597 (תִּפְאָרָה) — ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
- them that are escaped H6413 (פְּלֵיטָה) — deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- left H7604 (שָׁאַר) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
- in Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- remaineth H3498 (יָתַר) — to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve
- in Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- shall be called H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- holy H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- every one that is written H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- among the living H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
4 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- shall have washed away H7364 (רָחַץ) — to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
- the filth H6675 (צוֹאָה) — excrement; generally, dirt; figuratively, pollution
- of the daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- and shall have purged H1740 (דּוּחַ) — to thrust away; figuratively, to cleanse
- the blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- from the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- thereof by the spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- and by the spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of burning H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
5 And Jehovah will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be spread a covering.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- will create H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- upon every dwelling place H4349 (מָכוֹן) — properly, a fixture, i.e. a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode
- of mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- and upon her assemblies H4744 (מִקְרָא) — something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
- a cloud H6051 (עָנָן) — a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
- and smoke H6227 (עָשָׁן) — smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
- by day H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
- and the shining H5051 (נֹגַהּ) — brilliancy (literally or figuratively)
- of a flaming H3852 (לֶהָבָה)
- fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- by night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- for upon all the glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- a defence H2646 (חֻפָּה) — a canopy
6 And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And there shall be a tabernacle H5521 (סֻכָּה) — a hut or lair
- for a shadow H6738 (צֵל) — shade, whether literal or figurative
- in the daytime H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
- from the heat H2721 (חֹרֶב) — drought or desolation
- and for a place of refuge H4268 (מַחֲסֶה) — a shelter (literally or figuratively)
- and for a covert H4563 (מִסְתּוֹר) — a refuge
- from storm H2230 (זֶרֶם) — a gush of water
- and from rain H4306 (מָטַר) — rain