¹On that day seven women

will seize one man, saying,

“We will eat our own bread

and provide our own clothing.

Just let us bear your name.

Take away our disgrace.”

Zion’s Future Glory

²On 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 Israel’s survivors.[#4:2 Or plant; #4:2 2Sm 23:4–5; Ps 132:17; Jr 23:5; 33:15; Zch 3:8; 6:12; #4:2 Ps 72:16; Is 27:6; #4:2 Is 3:18; #4:2 Gn 45:7; Jdg 21:17; 2Kg 19:30–31; Is 10:20; 37:31–32; Jl 2:32; Ob 17]

³Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy #— #all in Jerusalem written in the book of life , #— #[#4:3 Is 28:5; Rm 11:4–5; #4:3 Is 52:1; 62:12; #4:3 Lit Jerusalem recorded for life; #4:3 Ex 32:32; Ps 69:28; 87:6; 139:16; Is 49:16; Ezk 13:9; Mal 3:16; Lk 10:20; Ac 13:48]

⁴when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodguilt from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning.[#4:4 2Ch 4:6; Ezk 40:38; Zch 13:1; #4:4 Is 1:15; 3:13–15; #4:4 Is 28:6; #4:4 Is 1:31; 9:19; 33:14; Mal 3:2; Mt 3:11; Lk 3:17]

⁵Then the Lord will create a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night over the entire site of Mount Zion and over its assemblies. For there will be a canopy over all the glory,[#4:5 Gn 1:1; Is 40:26,28; 41:20; 43:1,7,15; 45:7–8; 65:17–18; #4:5 Ex 13:21–22; 14:20; 40:34; Nm 9:15–23; #4:5 Or For glory will be a canopy over all]

⁶and there will be a shelter for shade from heat by day and a refuge and shelter from storm and rain.[#4:6 Ps 27:5; Is 25:4; 32:1–2]