Isaías 65:12

12 também vos destinarei � espada, e todos vos encurvareis � matança; porque quando chamei, não respondestes; quando falei, não ouvistes, mas fizestes o que era mau aos meus olhos, e escolhestes aquilo em que eu não tinha prazer.

Isaías 65:12 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 65:12

Therefore will I number you to the sword
There is an elegancy in the expression, alluding to Meni, that number, they furnished a drink offering for, or trusted in; and since they did, God would number them, or appoint a number of them to the sword; or suffer them to be slain in great numbers, even from one end of their land to another, ( Jeremiah 12:12 ) , they should be numbered and told out, or care taken that none of them should escape the sword of the Romans, or not be taken by them: and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter;
be obliged to submit to the conqueror, and lay down their necks to be sacrificed by him: because, when I called, ye did not answer; when I spoke, ye did not
hear;
when Christ called unto them personally, to come and hear him, they turned a deaf ear to this charmer, charming so wisely, and would not attend upon his ministry, ( Proverbs 1:24 ) ( Matthew 23:37 ) , and when he called to them in the ministry of his apostles, they rejected him and his word with contempt; they put it away from them, contradicting and blaspheming it, ( Acts 13:45 Acts 13:46 ) . The Targum is,

``because I sent my prophets, and ye turned not; they prophesied, and ye did not receive them:''

but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted
not;
adhered to the traditions of the elders, and taught for doctrines the commandments of men; and which they chose and preferred to the word of God, and the Gospel of Christ; and these were things the Lord delighted not in, yea, abhorred; and their embracing and cleaving to them were evil in his sight; see ( Matthew 15:3-9 ) .

Isaías 65:12 In-Context

10 E Sarom servirá de pasto de rebanhos, e o vale de Acor de repouso de gado, para o meu povo, que me buscou.

11 Mas a vós, os que vos apartais do Senhor, os que vos esqueceis do meu santo monte, os que preparais uma mesa para a fortuna, e que misturais vinho para o Destino

12 também vos destinarei � espada, e todos vos encurvareis � matança; porque quando chamei, não respondestes; quando falei, não ouvistes, mas fizestes o que era mau aos meus olhos, e escolhestes aquilo em que eu não tinha prazer.

13 Pelo que assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que os meus servos comerão, mas vós padecereis fome; eis que os meus servos beberão, mas vós tereis sede; eis que os meus servos se alegrarão, mas vós vos envergonhareis;

14 eis que os meus servos cantarão pela alegria de coração, mas vós chorareis pela tristeza de coração, e uivareis pela angústia de espírito.