Isaías 5:26

26 Con una bandera le hará señas a una nación lejana,con un silbido la llamará desde el extremo de la tierra,y esta nación llegará presta y veloz.

Isaías 5:26 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 5:26

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far,
&c.] Not to the Chaldeans or Babylonians, for they were not nations, but one nation, and were a people near; but to the Romans, who consisted of many nations, and were afar off, and extended their empire to the ends of the earth; these, by one providence or another, were stirred up to make an expedition into the land of Judea, and besiege Jerusalem: and this lifting up of an ensign is not, as sometimes, for the gathering and enlisting of soldiers, or to prepare them for the battle, or to give them the signal when to begin the fight; but as a direction to decamp and proceed on a journey, on some expedition: and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth,
or "to him" ^F9; the king, or general of them, wherever he is, even though at the end of the earth: and the phrase denotes the secret and powerful influence of divine Providence, in moving upon the hearts of the Romans, and their general, to enter upon such a design against the Jews; and which was as easily done as for one man to hiss or call to another; or as for a shepherd to whistle for his sheep; to which the allusion seems to be; the Lord having the hearts of all in his hands, and can turn them as he pleases, to do his will: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly;
or "he shall come"; the king with his army; and so the Targum paraphrases it;

``and behold, a king with his army shall come swiftly, as light clouds;''

this shows the swift and sudden destruction that should come upon the Jews; and is an answer to their scoffs, ( Isaiah 5:19 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (wl) "ei", Vatablus; Montanus; "illi", Cocceius; "ad se", Junius & Tremellius.

Isaías 5:26 In-Context

24 Por eso, así como las lenguas de fuego devoran la pajay el pasto seco se consume en las llamas,su raíz se pudriráy, como el polvo, se disipará su flor.Porque han rechazado la ley del SEÑOR Todopoderosoy han desdeñado la palabra del Santo de Israel.

25 Por eso se enciende la ira del SEÑOR contra su pueblo,levanta la mano contra él y lo golpea;las montañas se estremecen,los cadáveres quedan como basuraen medio de las calles.Con todo, no se aplacó su ira,y su brazo aún sigue extendido.

26 Con una bandera le hará señas a una nación lejana,con un silbido la llamará desde el extremo de la tierra,y esta nación llegará presta y veloz.

27 Ninguno de ellos se cansa ni tropieza,ni dormita ni se duerme;a ninguno se le afloja el cinturónni se le rompe la correa de las sandalias.

28 Sus flechas son puntiagudas,tensos todos sus arcos;parecen pedernal los cascos de sus caballos,y torbellino las ruedas de sus carros.