The bud of the Lord (Is 4:3-4)
| The Latin: In die illa, erit germen Domini in magnificentia et gloria, et fructus terræ sublimis, et exsultatio his qui salvati fuerint de Israël. Et erit : omnis qui relictus fuerit in Sion, et residuus in Jerusalem, Sanctus vocabitur, omnis qui scriptus est in vita in Jerusalem. |
The English: In that day, the bud of the Lord shall be in magnificence and glory, and the fruit of the earth shall be high, and a great joy to them that shall have escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall be left in Sion, and that shall remain in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, every one that is written in life in Jerusalem. |
| This is very eschatological. NJBC 15:13 (1968): “Those who remain are not simply survivors but have been designated holy, as is the Lord himself. The very trials Jerusalem has undergone effect God’s purifying action.” More comments to come. In the meantime, we can discover the Isaias article of the Catholic Encyclopaedia. | |
