{"id":45528,"date":"2021-02-18T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T13:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45528"},"modified":"2025-05-12T02:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T23:01:58","slug":"what-does-and-seven-women-shall-take-hold-of-one-man-mean-isaiah-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/02\/18\/what-does-and-seven-women-shall-take-hold-of-one-man-mean-isaiah-41\/","title":{"rendered":"What does “And seven women shall take hold of one man” mean? (Isaiah 4:1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Isaiah <\/span>4:<\/span>1 \u2013 <\/span>What <\/span>Does <\/span>It <\/span>Mean?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Verse (<\/span>ESV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>And <\/span>seven <\/span>women <\/span>shall <\/span>take <\/span>hold <\/span>of <\/span>one <\/span>man <\/span>in <\/span>that <\/span>day, <\/span>saying, ‘<\/span>We <\/span>will <\/span>eat <\/span>our <\/span>own <\/span>bread <\/span>and <\/span>wear <\/span>our <\/span>own <\/span>clothes, <\/span>only <\/span>let <\/span>us <\/span>be <\/span>called <\/span>by <\/span>your <\/span>name; <\/span>take <\/span>away <\/span>our <\/span>reproach.'”<\/span><\/em>
(<\/span>Isaiah <\/span>4:<\/span>1<\/span><\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Theological <\/span>Interpretation <\/span>and <\/span>Meaning:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. <\/span>Who <\/span>Are <\/span>the \u201c<\/span>Seven <\/span>Women\u201d?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

In <\/span>prophetic <\/span>symbolism, <\/span>a <\/span>woman<\/span><\/em> often <\/span>represents <\/span>a <\/span>church<\/span><\/strong> or <\/span>a <\/span>religious <\/span>system<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>For <\/span>example:<\/span><\/p>\n