What Does Isaiah 4:5 Mean?

“will create”

(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)

“And the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“upon every dwelling place”

properly, a fixture, i.e., a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode

“of mount”

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

“Zion”

tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“and upon her assemblies”

something called out, i.e., a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal

“a cloud”

a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e., the nimbus or thunder-cloud

“by day”

daily

“and smoke”

smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)

“and the shining”

brilliancy (literally or figuratively)

“fire”

fire (literally or figuratively)

“of a flaming”

flame

“by night”

properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“for upon all the glory”

properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

“shall be a defence”

a canopy