Yeshayah 1:20

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the cherev; for the mouth of Hashem hath spoken.

Yeshayah 1:20 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 1:20

But if ye refuse and rebel
The Targum is, "and do not receive my Word"; the Messiah, when come, neither his person, nor his doctrines and ordinances: ye shall be devoured with the sword;
of the Roman armies, as they were under Titus Vespasian; see ( Matthew 22:7 ) ( Luke 19:44 ) for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken [it];
now, by Isaiah, as well as in former times, ( Leviticus 26:25 Leviticus 26:33 ) .

Yeshayah 1:20 In-Context

18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith Hashem; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of ha’aretz;

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the cherev; for the mouth of Hashem hath spoken.

21 How is the Kiryah Ne’emanah (Faithful City, i.e., Yerushalayim) become a zonah (harlot)! It was full of mishpat; tzedek lodged in it; but now murderers.

22 Thy kesef is become dross, thy wine mixed with mayim: