Isaiah 1:8 (DRB)

Passage

And the daughter of Sion shall be left as a covert in a vineyard, and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, and as a city that is laid waste.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of the foot unto the top of the head, there is no soundness therein: wounds and bruises and swelling sores: they are not bound up, nor dressed, nor fomented with oil.

Isaiah 1:7 Your land is desolate, your cities are burnt with fire: your country strangers devour before your face, and it shall be desolate as when wasted by enemies.

Isaiah 1:8 And the daughter of Sion shall be left as a covert in a vineyard, and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, and as a city that is laid waste.

Isaiah 1:9 Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha.

Isaiah 1:10 Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom, give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrha.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "daughter", "sion", "shall", "left", "covert", "vineyard", "lodge", and "garden". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "daughter" and "sion", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Your land is desolate your cities are..." into verse 9's "Except the Lord of hosts had left...", so "daughter" and "sion" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "daughter" and "sion" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.