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Isaiah 4:6

4:5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. upon all: or, above all defence: Heb. covering
And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

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There will be a pavilion for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a refuge and for a shelter from storm and from rain.

And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

What does Isaiah 4:6 mean?

Isaiah 4:6 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סֻכָּה (çukkâh), צֵל (tsêl), יוֹמָם (yôwmâm). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
there
shall
be
a
tabernacleסֻכָּהçukkâh/sook-kaw'/H5521a hut or lair
for
a
shadowצֵלtsêl/tsale/H6738shade, whether literal or figurative
in
the
daytimeיוֹמָםyôwmâm/yo-mawm'/H3119daily
from
the
heat,חֹרֶבchôreb/kho'-reb/H2721drought or desolation
and
for
a
place
of
refuge,מַחֲסֶהmachăçeh/makh-as-eh'/H4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)
and
for
a
covertמִסְתּוֹרmiçtôwr/mis-tore'/H4563a refuge
from
stormזֶרֶםzerem/zeh'-rem/H2230a gush of water
and
from
rain.מָטַרmâṭar/maw-tawr'/H4306rain

Commentary on Isaiah 4:6

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 4:6
. The former introduces his petition: the latter follows it as an answer to it. In singing this psalm we must have a concern for the gospel church as the temple of God, and a dependence upon Christ as David our King, in whom the mercies of God are sure mercies. Solomon's Prayer for Divine Favour. 1 Lord , remember David, and all his afflictions: 2 How he sware unto the Lord , and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 5 Until I find out a place for the Lord , a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. 7 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. 8 Arise, O Lord , into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 49:24

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

2 Samuel 7:1

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

Isaiah 4:5

And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. upon all: or, above all defence: Heb. covering

Isaiah 46:11

Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. that: Heb. of my counsel

Isaiah 50:1

Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

Isaiah 56:12

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

Topics

Afflictions and AdversitiesChurch (2)ProtectionRainTabernacle

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 4:6.

Isaiah 25:4

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Isaiah 25:5

Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

Isaiah 32:2

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. great: Heb. heavy

Job 24:8

They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

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What does Isaiah 4:6 say?

Isaiah 4:6 (King James Version) reads: "And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain."

Is Isaiah 4:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 4:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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