The Meaning of Isaiah 4:2 Explained

Isaiah 4:2

KJV: In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

YLT: In that day is the Shoot of Jehovah for desire and for honour, And the fruit of the earth For excellence and for beauty to the escaped of Israel.

Darby: In that day there shall be a sprout of Jehovah for beauty and glory, and the fruit of the earth for excellency and for ornament for those that are escaped of Israel.

ASV: 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.

Discover Isaiah 4:2

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 4:2?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 4:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 4:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 4:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In that day  shall the branch  of the LORD  be beautiful  and glorious,  and the fruit  of the earth  [shall be] excellent  and comely for  them that are escaped  of Israel. 

What does Isaiah 4:2 Mean?

Study Notes

branch
A name of Christ, used in fourfold way:
(1) "The Branch of Jehovah" ( Isaiah 4:2 ), that is, the "Immanuel" character of Christ Isaiah 7:14 to be fully manifested to restored and converted Israel after His return in divine glory Matthew 25:31 .
(2) the "Branch of David" Isaiah 11:1 ; Jeremiah 23:5 ; Jeremiah 33:15 that is, the Messiah, "of the seed of David according to the flesh" Romans 1:3 revealed in His earthly glory as King of kings, and Lord of lords;
(3) Jehovah's "Servant, the Branch" Zechariah 3:8 Messiah's humiliation and obedience unto death according to; Isaiah 52:13-15 ; Isaiah 53:1-12 ; Philippians 2:5-8 .
(4) the "man whose name is the Branch" Zechariah 6:12 ; Zechariah 6:13 that is His character as Son of man, the "last Adam," the "second Man" 1 Corinthians 15:45-47 reigning, as Priest-King, over the earth in the dominion given to and lost by the first Adam. Matthew is the Gospel of the "Branch of David"; Mark of "Jehovah's Servant, the Branch"; Luke of "the man whose name is the Branch"; John of "the Branch of Jehovah."

Verse Meaning

"[1] a name of Christ, used in a fourfold way: (1) "the branch of the LORD" ( Isaiah 4:2), i.e. the Immanuel character of Christ ( Isaiah 7:14) to be fully manifested to restored and converted Israel after His return in divine glory ( Matthew 25:31); (2) "the Branch" of David ( Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15), i.e. the Messiah, "of the seed of David according to the flesh" ( Romans 1:3), revealed in His earthly glory as King of kings, and Lord of lords; (3) the LORD"s "servant, the Branch" ( Zechariah 3:8), Messiah"s humiliation and obedience unto death according to Isaiah 52:13-15; Isaiah 53:1-12; Philippians 2:5-8; and (4) the "man whose name is THE BRANCH" ( Zechariah 6:12), that Isaiah , His character as Son of Prayer of Manasseh , the "last Adam," the "second man" ( 1 Corinthians 15:45-47), reigning as Priest-King over the earth in the dominion given to and lost by the first Adam. Matthew is the Gospel of the Branch of David; Mark , of the LORD"s Servant, the Branch; Luke , of the Man whose name is the Branch; and John , of the Branch of the LORD." [2]
God would provide a source of fruitfulness and blessing, which a tree branch (stemming from David and ultimately from the Lord) Isaiah , to Israel (cf. 2 Samuel 23:5). The nation would not produce this on her own by trusting in people, but God Himself would provide it. "The fruit of the earth" probably refers to the fruitfulness of the earth that God would provide through Israel and, specifically, the Messiah. God promised earlier to judge Israel with lack of fruitfulness because of her sin ( Isaiah 4:1).
Many conservative interpreters have understood "the fruit of the earth" to be a second messianic title, which is possible. Some of them felt that the first title referred to Messiah"s divine nature, and the second to His human nature. [3] Others favored taking "the fruit of the earth" simply as a reference to the future agricultural abundance of the land. [4]
"The survivors of Israel" refers to those who would live through the judgments mentioned earlier in this passage. Since the time of these judgments includes the Exile and the Tribulation, and since the reference to the Branch points to messianic times, these survivors will probably be Jews who will still be alive at the end of the Tribulation (cf. Zechariah 13:8). The daughters of Jerusalem previously sought to beautify themselves ( Isaiah 3:16; Isaiah 3:18; Isaiah 4:1), but now the Lord would adorn them with fruitfulness.

Context Summary

Isaiah 4:1-6 - Vanity And Selfish Luxury Condemned
This paragraph opens with the majestic figure of Jehovah Himself, who arises to judge the misrulers and plead the cause of the poor. The prophet enumerates the trinkets of the women of Israel, who had given themselves up to luxury and corruption. Woman is the priestess and prophetess of the home and religion, and when she forsakes the level of spiritual influence for that of physical adornment, the salt has lost its savor and the whole commonwealth suffers. The manhood of a land is lost, morally and spiritually when woman falls from her high estate; and there could be no hope for Jerusalem until the divine fire had consumed the filth of her daughters, and the oppressive selfishness of her sons. Then once more each home in Jerusalem would have the same blessed signs of the divine presence as had once been granted to the Tabernacle-the shadowing cloud by day and the gleam of the Shekinah-fire by night. Let us claim these for our homes also! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 4

1  In the extremity of evils, Christ's kingdom shall be a sanctuary

What do the individual words in Isaiah 4:2 mean?

In day that shall be the Branch of Yahweh beautiful and glorious and the fruit of the earth [shall be] excellent and appealing for those who have escaped of Israel
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ צֶ֣מַח יְהוָ֔ה לִצְבִ֖י וּלְכָב֑וֹד וּפְרִ֤י הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לְגָא֣וֹן וּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶת לִפְלֵיטַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

בַּיּ֣וֹם  In  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֗וּא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יִֽהְיֶה֙  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
צֶ֣מַח  the  Branch 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: צֶמַח  
Sense: sprout, growth, branch.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לִצְבִ֖י  beautiful 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: beauty, glory, honour.
וּלְכָב֑וֹד  and  glorious 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
וּפְרִ֤י  and  the  fruit 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פְּרִי  
Sense: fruit.
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙  of  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
לְגָא֣וֹן  [shall  be]  excellent 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּאֹון  
Sense: exaltation, majesty, pride.
וּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶת  and  appealing 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.
לִפְלֵיטַ֖ת  for  those  who  have  escaped 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פְּלֵיטָה  
Sense: escape, deliverance.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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