Isaías 65:12

12 yo os destinaré a la espada, y todos vosotros os encorvaréis para la matanza. Porque llamé, mas no respondisteis, hablé, mas no oísteis; hicisteis lo malo ante mis ojos y escogisteis aquello que no me complacía.

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 Sarón será pastizal para ovejas, y el valle de Acor para lugar de descanso de vacas, para mi pueblo que me busca.

11 Pero vosotros que abandonáis al SEÑOR, que olvidáis mi santo monte, que ponéis mesa para la Fortuna, y que preparáis vino mezclado para el Destino,

12 yo os destinaré a la espada, y todos vosotros os encorvaréis para la matanza. Porque llamé, mas no respondisteis, hablé, mas no oísteis; hicisteis lo malo ante mis ojos y escogisteis aquello que no me complacía.

13 Por tanto, así dice el Señor DIOS: He aquí, mis siervos comerán, mas vosotros tendréis hambre; he aquí, mis siervos beberán, mas vosotros tendréis sed; he aquí, mis siervos se alegrarán, mas vosotros seréis avergonzados;

14 he aquí, mis siervos darán gritos de júbilo con corazón alegre, mas vosotros clamaréis con corazón triste, y con espíritu quebrantado gemiréis.