Is Isaiah 4:1 against polygamy?

Isaiah 4:1
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, we will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

From the information I gleaned around the web, polygamists and monogamist agree on two things regarding this Bible verse, it’s talking about polygamy and it’s a prophecy. Most also agree that there is nothing positive about it. There are two ways in which the verse is interpreted: literal and figurative.

Those who interpret it literally say that there will come a time when the male population will be decimated. This can happen most probably through wars. Give a group of men a flag to wave and a drum to march to and off they go to fight for whatever is the most convenient reason for the moment. So this coming dearth in men will revive polygyny (legally?) just so unmarried women can have a man’s name, even if they are going to provide for their own needs.

Those who interpret it figuratively say that it represent churches who simply wants to be called Christ’s name but still want to do things their own way. The Christ, of course, represents the man and the women represents those churches who want to be called Christian but does not want be to be subjected to the Word of God (they will provide for their own needs). This does have a ring of the truth in it, especially when it comes to polygamy.

So I’ve been asking myself what makes this verse appear in a negative light. Is it the seven women marrying a man (polygyny) or is it the wilful women who wants to marry for the name only but does not want to follow the Biblical institution of marriage?

Monogamists are quick to point out that it is polygamy that makes the verse negative since nothing good comes out of it. However, it is largely ignored that the “marrying” does not happen yet and the women are proposing to get hitched to a man just to take his name. Yep, the women already have that notion before the marriage, not after it... before polygamy happens, not after polygamy happens.

How about the women (churches) not wanting to subject themselves to marriage as defined and indicated in the Bible? Instead opting to follow their own definition of marriage for their own benefit? In short, people who have their own religion and want to be called Christians but does not want to be subjected to the guidelines set in the Bible. Even in monogamy, this is still not right.

It is interesting to note, though, what the verse implies in the literal and figurative sense: (1) Polygyny will again be recognized among Christians and (2) God is often portrayed as a polygamist in the Bible.