Isaiah 4:6
in Isaiah 4a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in Isaiah 4
Commentary
10 notes on this verse(Verse 6) But protection is above all glory. And it will be a tabernacle for shade from the heat during the day, and for security and hiding from the whirlwind and rain. The Jews interpret this place as referring to Antichrist, whom they believe will be defended by the Lord from a mighty adversary represented by the whirlwind and storm. However, we refer everything to the first coming of Christ, of whom we also read in the Psalms: He protected me in the hiding place of His tabernacle; on a rock He exalted me (Psalm 27:9-10).
This site's exposition
when the Lord has washed away
on Isaiah 4:4-6
The washing of Zion "by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire" is a work only the Lord does. The older writers set it against the washings of the law. Over Zion the exodus canopy returns, the double sign that led Israel out of Egypt, covering her assemblies.
This site's exposition
a refuge and hiding place from the storm
The canopy of verse 5 now gives shade in the heat of day and refuge from the storm and the rain. The word for shelter is sukkah, the booth of Leviticus 23:42. Barnes saw the tabernacle of Moses behind it.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
141. And there shall be a tabernacle. Here he describes the same benefit through the metaphor of a tabernacle. Hence he places the things for which a tabernacle is useful: for it protects against the heat by its shade, and as to this, he says, …
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
God's tabernacle was a pavilion to the saints ( Ps. xxvii. 5 ); but, when that is taken down, they shall not want a covert: the divine power and goodness shall be a tabernacle to all the saints.
); when they are purified and reformed they shall no longer lie exposed, but God will take a particular care of them. Those that are sanctified are well fortified; for God will be to them a guide and a guard.
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And there shall be a tabernacle,....
Thus, in wrath, mercy is remembered, and gospel grace is a sovereign relief, in reference to the terrors of the law and the desolations made by sin. Humiliation of the Daughters of Zion.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A tabernacle - In countries subject to violent tempests, as well as to intolerable heat, a portable tent is a necessary part of a traveller’s baggage, for defense and shelter. And to such tents the words of the text make evident allusion. They are to be met with in every part of Arabia and Egypt, and in various other places in the East.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And there shall be a tabernacle - The reference here is to the “tabernacle,” or sacred “tent” that God directed Moses to make in the wilderness. The image of the cloudy pillar mentioned in the previous verses, seems to have suggested to the mind of the prophet the idea of the tabernacle over which that pillar rested. The principal idea here is, however, not a tabernacle as a symbol of the divine protection, or of divine worship, but of a place of refuge from a tempest; that is, that they should be “safe” under his protection. In Eastern countries they dwelt chiefly in tents. The idea is, therefore, that God would furnish them a place of shelter, a hiding-place from the storm. In the daytime from the heat - The heat in those regions was often very intense, particularly in the vast plains of sand. The “idea” here is, therefore, one that is very striking. It means, that God would furnish to them a refuge that would be like the comfort derived from a tent in a burning desert. For a place of refuge - A place to which to flee in the midst of a storm, as a tent would be. A covert - A place of retreat, a safe place to retire to. The figure used here is not unfrequently employed in the prophets; Isa 25:4; Isa 32:2. In eastern countries this idea would be very striking. While traversing the burning sands of a desert, exposed to the rays of a tropical sun, nothing could be more grateful than the cool shadow of a rock. Such figures are, therefore, common in oriental writings, to denote protection and agreeable shelter from calamities; see the note at Isa 32:2. […]
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְסֻכָּ֛ה | vesukah | and a shelter | H5521 → | |
| תִּהְיֶ֥ה | tihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְצֵל־ | letzel- | for shade | H6738 → | 49 times |
| יוֹמָ֖ם | yomam | by day | H3119 → | 50 times |
| מֵחֹ֑רֶב | mechorev | from [the] heat | H2721 → | 16 times |
| וּלְמַחְסֶה֙ | ulemachseh | and for refuge | H4268 → | 20 times |
| וּלְמִסְתּ֔וֹר | ulemistor | and for shelter | H4563 → | |
| מִזֶּ֖רֶם | mizerem | from [the] storm | H2230 → | 9 times |
| וּמִמָּטָֽר׃ פ | umimatar | and from [the] rain | H4306 → | 38 times |
וְסֻכָּ֛הand a shelter
vesukahH5521 →
תִּהְיֶ֥הit will be
tihyehH1961 →3559 times
לְצֵל־for shade
letzel-H6738 →49 times
יוֹמָ֖םby day
yomamH3119 →50 times
מֵחֹ֑רֶבfrom [the] heat
mechorevH2721 →16 times
וּלְמַחְסֶה֙and for refuge
ulemachsehH4268 →20 times
וּלְמִסְתּ֔וֹרand for shelter
ulemistorH4563 →
מִזֶּ֖רֶםfrom [the] storm
mizeremH2230 →9 times
וּמִמָּטָֽר׃ פand from [the] rain
umimatarH4306 →38 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 22:3
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
- Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Psalms 91:2
I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- Psalms 144:2
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- Psalms 61:3–4
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
- 2 Samuel 22:3
Through
Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
it leads to
- Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Psalms 31:20
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
- Psalms 138:7
If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
- Proverbs 18:10
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.