09/20/2026
Does Isaiah 4:1 really predict polygamy in the last days?
“Seven women shall take hold of one man…” can be read literally, but the context isn't about righteous marriage covenants. It points to scarcity, judgment, and covenant breakdown. Joseph Smith even moved Isaiah 4:1 to the end of chapter 3 to emphasize this point!
So why seven women, bread, apparel, and reproach? Isaiah may be using covenant and birth imagery to contrast a broken people with the righteous remnant of Zion.
What do you think Isaiah 4:1 means?