Isaiah 4:2
Hebrew Bible
1 Seven women will grab hold of one man at that time. They will say, “We will provide our own food, we will provide our own clothes; but let us belong to you—take away our shame!” 2 At that time the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel. 3 Those remaining in Zion, those left in Jerusalem, will be called “holy,” all in Jerusalem who are destined to live.
Date: 7th-5th Centuries B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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LXX Isaiah 4:2
Septuagint
1 Seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes; just let your name be called upon us; take away our reproach.” 2 But on that day God will gloriously shine on the earth with counsel, to uplift and glorify what remains of Israel. 3 And what is left behind in Sion and remains in Ierousalem will be called holy, all who have been recorded for life in Ierousalem,
Date: 1st Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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"... de Sousa has correctly observed that the idea of the Lord manifesting his counsel in this passage parallels that of him gloriously shining on the earth with counsel (βουλῇ) in 4:2. This latter passage has been seen in connection with the βουλή of 25:1. According to Seeligmann, by reading LXX Isaiah 4:2, one can see that the translator, in line with the idea of an age-old plan, has given his text a theophanic connotation in a messianic future. Hence, LXX Isaiah 4:2 speaks of “God’s glory that will descend upon the earth in those days, in order to honour and exalt the remnant of the people of Israel” ..."
Ngunga, Abi T.
Messianism in the Old Greek of Isaiah: An Intertextual Analysis
(p. 94) Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013
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