4:1 Seven women will grab hold of

one man at that time. ¹ 

They will say, “We will provide ²  our own food,

we will provide ³  our own clothes;

but let us belong to you ⁴  –

take away our shame!” ⁵ 

4:2 At that time ⁶ 

the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; ⁷ 

the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight

to those who remain in Israel. ⁸ 

4:3 Those remaining in Zion, ⁹  those left in Jerusalem, ¹⁰ 

will be called “holy,” ¹¹ 

all in Jerusalem who are destined to live. ¹² 

4:4 At that time ¹³  the sovereign master ¹⁴  will wash the excrement ¹⁵  from Zion’s women,

he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem’s midst, ¹⁶ 

as he comes to judge

and to bring devastation. ¹⁷ 

4:5 Then the Lord will create

over all of Mount Zion ¹⁸ 

and over its convocations

a cloud and smoke by day

and a bright flame of fire by night; ¹⁹ 

indeed a canopy will accompany the Lord’s glorious presence. ²⁰ 

4:6 By day it will be a shelter to provide shade from the heat,

as well as safety and protection from the heavy downpour. ²¹