Isaías 33:7

7 Pero ahora tus valientes guerreros lloran en público;
tus embajadores de paz lloran con amarga desilusión.

Isaías 33:7 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 33:7

Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without
Or, "in the street": this, and the two following verses ( Isaiah 33:8 Isaiah 33:9 ) , describe the sad and desolate condition of the people of God, before the above happy times take place; "their valiant ones", such who have been valiant for the truth on earth; or "their angels", as Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech interpret the word; these are the angels and pastors of the churches, the two witnesses that prophesy in sackcloth openly and publicly, and who will be slain, and their bodies lie unburied in the street of the great city, ( Revelation 11:3 Revelation 11:8 ) : the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly;
most interpreters understand this of the ambassadors which Hezekiah sent to the king of Assyria to obtain peace, but could not succeed, on account of which they are said to weep bitterly; but the character of "ambassadors of peace" well agrees with the ministers of the Gospel, who are "ambassadors" in Christ's stead, and whose work it is to exhort men to "be reconciled to God", and to preach the Gospel of peace to sinful men; these now will "weep bitterly", when they are removed into corners, and are silenced, and not suffered to deliver their messages of peace, to the comfort of the Lord's people, and the glory of his name; which will be the case at the time of the slaying of the witnesses.

Isaías 33:7 In-Context

5 Aunque el Señor
es muy grande y vive en el cielo
hará de Jerusalén
el hogar de su justicia y rectitud.

6 En aquel día, él será tu cimiento seguro,
y te proveerá de una abundante reserva de salvación, sabiduría y conocimiento;
el temor del Señor
será tu tesoro.

7 Pero ahora tus valientes guerreros lloran en público;
tus embajadores de paz lloran con amarga desilusión.

8 Tus caminos están abandonados;
ya nadie viaja por ellos.
Los asirios rompieron su tratado de paz
y no les importan las promesas que hicieron delante de testigos;
no le tienen respeto a nadie.

9 La tierra de Israel se marchita con el duelo;
el Líbano se seca a causa de la vergüenza.
La llanura de Sarón es ahora un desierto;
Basán y el Carmelo han sido saqueados.