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It shall happen, that he who is left in Zion, and he who remains in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even everyone who is written among the living in Jerusalem;

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God's Holy Remnant

Commentators agree this verse describes a future purified community, a "remnant" left after a period of judgment. This group will be genuinely holy, not just in name but in character. This serves as a promise that God will always preserve a faithful and pure people for Himself, even if they are few in number.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 4:3

18th Century

Theologian

He who is left in Zion - This properly refers to the remnant that would remain after the mass of the people would be cut off by war…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Isaiah 4:3

19th Century

Bishop

He that is left in Zion ... — The prophet turns from the Jerusalem that existed then, with the hypocrisies and crimes of the men a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Isaiah 4:3

16th Century

Theologian

And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion. He elaborates on the same statement, that when the pollution of the people has been…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 4:3

17th Century

Pastor

And it shall come to pass, [that he that is] left in Zion,
and [he that] remaineth in Jerusalem

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Isaiah 4:2–6

17th Century

Minister

Not only the establishment of Christ's kingdom in the time of the apostles, but also its enlargement by gathering the dispersed Jews into the churc…