Here's a good place to show people that chapters and verses were not in the Bible originally. They we're added to help us navigate the Bible and easily be able to return to places we read before, but they weren't divinely inspired by God. The reason this is a good place to show that is because the first verse of this chapter actually ties in with the previous chapter and the time of judgment.
The first verse of Isaiah 4 isn't saying that women who aren't married are a reproach. It is referring the idea that was helped during Isaiah's time that a woman needed to be married and with a child or they were considered less. This of course is not the truth but it was considered truth amongst the people of that time. This going back to chapter 3 is referring to how bad things will be that not only will they be willing to accept bad leaders in government but also a bad deal in marriage. The scripture is not a praise of polygamy or any kind of endorsement.
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