for out of Jerusalem a remnant shall go out, and from Mount Zion a surviving group. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. — Isaiah's final promise emphasizes the remnant theology directly: from Jerusalem 'a remnant shall go out' and from Mount Zion 'a surviving group' will emerge. The phrase 'The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this' (קִנְאַת יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־זֹּאת, *kinat YHWH tze'vaot ta'aseh zot*) attributes the survival and restoration to divine zeal—passionate commitment to the covenant and to Jerusalem. The LORD of hosts (צְבָאוֹת, *Tze'vaot*, commander of the heavenly armies) will accomplish what appears humanly impossible.

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