Isa 4:5 | NET2full | STEP | Then the Lord will create over all Mount Zion and over its convocations a cloud and smoke by day and a bright flame of fire by night ; indeed a canopy will accompany the Lord ’s glorious presence .

Isaiah 4:5

5 Then the Lord will create
over all Mount Zion ^{▼▼tn Heb “over all the place, Mount Zion.” Cf. NLT “Jerusalem”; CEV “the whole city.”}
and over its convocations
a cloud and smoke by day
and a bright flame of fire by night; ^{▼▼tn Heb “a cloud by day, and smoke, and brightness of fire, a flame by night.” Though the accents in the Hebrew text suggest otherwise, it might be preferable to take “smoke” with what follows, since one would expect smoke to accompany fire.} ^{▼▼sn The imagery of the cloud by day and fire by night recalls the days of Moses, when a cloud and fire were tangible reminders that the Lord was guiding and protecting his people (Exod 13:21-22; 14:19, 24). In the future age envisioned in Isa 4, the Lord’s protective presence will be a reality.}
indeed a canopy will accompany the Lord’s glorious presence. ^{▼▼tn Heb “indeed (or “for”) over all the glory, a canopy.” This may allude to Exod 40:34-35, where a cloud overshadows the meeting tent as it is filled with God’s glory.}