Isaiah 4:2
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.
a. NLT: But in that day, the branch of the LORD
will be beautiful and glorious; the fruit of the land will be the pride and
glory of all who survive in Israel.
b. NIV: In that day the Branch of the LORD will
be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and
glory of the survivors in Israel.
c. Amplified Bible: In that day the Branch of the
Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be
excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have escaped.
d. Septuagint: And in that day God shall shine
gloriously in counsel on the earth, to exalt and glorify the remnant of Israel.
e. Stone Edition Torah/Writings/Prophets: On that
day HASHEM’S sprout will come forth for splendor and honor; and the fruit of
the land will be for pride and glory for the survivors of Israel.
1. “In that day shall the branch of the LORD be
beautiful and glorious…”
a. day [3117 * yowm] [Strong: from an unused root
meaning to be hot; 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 term), (often used adverb):--age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance),
daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, +
evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (...
live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X
required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times,
+ in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+
age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.]
b. branch [6780 * tsemach] [Strong: from 6779;
a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative:--branch, bud, that which
(where) grew (upon), spring(-ing).]
1). Institute Of Creation Research Daily Devotional
1/2/14 One of the fascinating titles of the promised Messiah is that of “the
Branch.” Here He is called “the Branch of the Lord,” along with “the fruit of
the earth.” As the first, He is “beautiful and glorious.” As the second, He is
“excellent and comely.” “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem [or
‘stump’] of Jesse [that is, the father of King David], and a Branch shall grow
out of his roots” (Isaiah 11:1). In addition to the two references in Isaiah,
there are two in Jeremiah and two in Zechariah. In both Jeremiah passages, He
is a Branch of David. “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise
unto David a righteous Branch” (Jeremiah 23:5). See also Jeremiah 33:15. In
Zechariah’s prophecy, He is called God’s servant and God’s man. “For, behold, I
will bring forth my servant the BRANCH” (Zechariah 3:8). “Behold the man whose
name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build
the temple of the LORD” (Zechariah 6:12). This fourfold presentation of the
Branch of David, the Branch as a servant, the man who is the Branch, and the
Branch of the Lord beautifully corresponds to the fourfold gospel depiction of
Christ as King (Matthew), Servant (Mark), Perfect Man (Luke), and Son of God (John).
Just as a branch when it first begins to shoot forth appears small and fragile
and easily broken, so would the Messiah first appear to be inconspicuous and
unattractive. “For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root
out of a dry ground” (Isaiah 53:2). Yet this same fragile branch will one day
become a great vine with innumerable branches (John 15:5) that will spread its
excellent fruit throughout all the earth. HMM
c. LORD [3068 * Yehovah] [Strong: from 1961;
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah,
the Lord.]
d. beautiful [6643 * tsebiy] [Strong: from 6638 in
the sense of prominence; splendor (as conspicuous); also a gazelle (as
beautiful):--beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).]
e. glorious [3519 * kabowd] [Strong: from 3513;
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or
copiousness:--glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).]
f. Looking at the characteristics of the earth in
the next sentence fragment we see the time period is the Millennial reign of Christ.
2. “…and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent
and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.”
a. fruit [6529 * periy] [Strong: from 6509;
fruit (literally or figuratively):--bough, ((first-)) fruit((-ful)), reward.]
b. earth [776 * ‘erets] [Strong: from an unused
root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a
land):--X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, +
wilderness, world.]
c. excellent [1347 * ga’own] [Strong: from 1342;
the same as 1346:--arrogancy, excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride,
proud, swelling.]
d. comely [8597 * tiph’arah] [Strong: from 6286;
ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively):--beauty(-
iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), hono; ornament (abstractly or
concretely, literally or figuratively):--beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair,
glory(-ious), honour, majesty.]
e. escaped [6413 * peleytah] [Strong: feminine of 6413;
deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion:--deliverance, (that is)
escape(-d), remnant.]
f. Israel [3478 * Yisr’el] [Strong: from 8280 and 410;
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of
his posterity: --Israel.]
g. The phrase “them that are escaped of Israel” is
completely explained in detail in the notes of the next verse, Isaiah 4:3, but
the short answer is during the tribulation period, two thirds of the Jewish
people in Israel will be slaughtered immediately before the second coming of
Christ.
1). Zechariah 13:8, 9 And it shall come to pass, that
in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die;
but the third shall be left therein.
13:9 And I will bring the third part through the
fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is
tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my
people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
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