Isaías 5:9

9 Pero yo he oído al Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales
hacer un juramento solemne:
«Muchas casas quedarán abandonadas;
hasta mansiones hermosas estarán vacías.

Isaías 5:9 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 5:9

In mine ears, [said] the Lord of hosts
This may be understood either of the ears of the Lord of hosts, into which came the cry of the sins of covetousness and ambition before mentioned; these were taken notice of by the Lord, and he was determined to punish them; or of the ears of the prophet, in whose hearing the Lord said what follows: so the Targum,

``the prophet said, with mine ears I have heard, when this was decreed from before the Lord of hosts:''

of a truth many houses shall be desolate;
or "great" ones ^F26; such as the houses of the king, of the princes, and nobles, judges, counsellors, and great men of the earth; not only the house of God, the temple, but a multitude of houses in Jerusalem and elsewhere; which was true not only at the taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, but at the destruction of it by the Romans, to which this prophecy belongs, ( Matthew 23:38 ) the words are a strong asseveration, and in the form of an oath, as Jarchi and Kimchi observe; (al Ma) , "if not"; if many houses are not left desolate, let it be so or so, I swear they shall: [even] great and fair, without inhabitants:
houses of large and beautiful building shall be laid in such a ruinous condition, that they will not be fit for any to dwell in, nor shall any dwell in them: and this is the judgment upon them for joining house to house; that for laying field to field follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 (Mybr Mytb) "domus magnificae, sive sumptuosae", Vatablus.

Isaías 5:9 In-Context

7 La nación de Israel es la viña del Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales.
El pueblo de Judá es su agradable huerto.
Él esperaba una cosecha de justicia,
pero, en cambio, encontró opresión.
Esperaba encontrar rectitud,
pero, en cambio, oyó gritos de violencia.

8 Culpa de Judá y su juicio
¡Qué aflicción para ustedes que se apropian de una casa tras otra y de un campo tras otro
hasta que todos queden desalojados y ustedes vivan solos en la tierra!

9 Pero yo he oído al Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales
hacer un juramento solemne:
«Muchas casas quedarán abandonadas;
hasta mansiones hermosas estarán vacías.

10 Cuatro hectáreas
de viñedo no producirán ni veintiún litros
de vino
y diez canastas de semilla solo darán una canasta
de grano».

11 Qué aflicción para los que se levantan temprano por la mañana
en busca de un trago de alcohol,
y pasan largas noches bebiendo vino
hasta tener una fuerte borrachera.