Isaías 49:17

17 Tus constructores[a] se apresuran;de ti se apartan tus destructoresy los que te asolaron.

Isaías 49:17 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 49:17

Thy children shall make haste
Regenerate persons, young converts, such as are born again of incorruptible seed by the word; these shall flock to the church, as doves to the windows;
join themselves to her, and submit to Gospel ordinances, and make haste, and delay not, to keep the Lord's commandments;
which is no small pleasure, joy, and comfort to the church of God. Some render it, "thy builders" F13 "shall make haste"; Gospel ministers, who are wise masterbuilders under Christ; these shall come with all readiness and cheerfulness, and build in the temple, the church of God, and rebuild her walls, and repair her breaches: thy destroyers and they that made thee waste, shall go forth of thee;
tyrants and persecutors of the church shall cease, and be no more; and false teachers, that corrupt the minds of men, subvert their faith, and destroy their souls, as antichrist and his ministers, shall be drove out of the church, and destroyed by Christ, the Head of it; see ( Revelation 11:18 ) ( 1 John 2:19 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F13 (Kynb) "structores vel aedificatores tui", Munster, Montanus, Calvin, Tigurine version.

Isaías 49:17 In-Context

15 «¿Puede una madre olvidar a su niño de pecho,y dejar de amar al hijo que ha dado a luz?Aun cuando ella lo olvidara,¡yo no te olvidaré!
16 Grabada te llevo en las palmas de mis manos;tus muros siempre los tengo presentes.
17 Tus constructores se apresuran;de ti se apartan tus destructoresy los que te asolaron.
18 Alza tus ojos, y mira a tu alrededor;todos se reúnen y vienen hacia ti.Tan cierto como que yo vivo,—afirma el SEÑOR—,a todos ellos los usarás como adorno,los lucirás en tu vestido de novia.
19 »Aunque te arrasaron y te dejaron en ruinas,y tu tierra quedó asolada,ahora serás demasiado pequeña para tus habitantes,y lejos quedarán los que te devoraban.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "constructores" . Alt. "hijos" .
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