Isaiah has some woes for Jerusalem and Judah. I believe these were with regard to a military invasion. Chapter 5 refers to the exile being in the future so I think that all of this is the lead up to exile and the redemption for afterwards.
Water supplies will be cut off and men will die in battle. It sounds like there will result in a gender imbalance where women outnumber men 7 to 1.
In that day, God will redeem it with the branch of the Lord. It describes a new holiness of Jerusalem with analogies to things we saw in the exodus, such as the cloud of smoke and pillar of fire. I am not sure how literal to take this. It sounds like it could refer to the return from exile or the ministry of Christ.
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