Isaías 7:13-23

13 Entonces Isaías le dijo:
—¡Escuchen bien, ustedes de la familia real de David! ¿Acaso no les basta con agotar la paciencia humana? ¿También tienen que agotar la paciencia de mi Dios?

14 Muy bien, el Señor mismo les dará la señal. ¡Miren! ¡La virgen
concebirá un niño! Dará a luz un hijo y lo llamarán Emanuel (que significa “Dios está con nosotros”).

15 Cuando ese hijo tenga edad suficiente para escoger lo correcto y rechazar lo malo, estará comiendo yogur
y miel.

16 Pues antes de que el niño tenga esa edad, las tierras de los dos reyes que tanto temes quedarán desiertas.

17 »Luego el Señor
hará venir sobre ti, sobre tu nación y sobre tu familia, hechos como nunca hubo desde que Israel se separó de Judá. ¡Pondrá al rey de Asiria en tu contra!

18 »En ese día, el Señor
llamará con un silbido al ejército del sur de Egipto y al ejército de Asiria. Ellos te rodearán como un enjambre de moscas o abejas.

19 Vendrán en inmensas multitudes y se establecerán en las regiones fértiles y también en los valles desolados, en las cuevas y en los lugares llenos de espinos.

20 En ese día, el Señor contratará a una «navaja» procedente del otro lado del río Éufrates
—el rey de Asiria— y la usará para afeitarte por completo: tu tierra, tus cosechas y tu pueblo.

21 » En ese día, un campesino se considerará afortunado si le quedan una vaca y dos ovejas o cabras.

22 Sin embargo, habrá suficiente leche para todos, porque quedarán muy pocos habitantes en la tierra. Comerán yogur y miel hasta saciarse.

23 En aquel día, los viñedos lozanos que hoy valen mil piezas de plata
se convertirán en parcelas llenas de zarzas y espinos.

Isaías 7:13-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 7

This chapter contains a prophecy of the preservation of the kingdom of Judah, from its enemies; a confirmation of it by a sign; and a prediction of various calamities that should come upon it, antecedent to the accomplishment of that sign. The enemies of Judea are named, and the besieging of Jerusalem by them, and the date of it, which was without effect, are mentioned, Isa 7:1 the fear and dread which seized the house of David upon the news of this confederacy, Isa 7:2 the orders given by the Lord to the Prophet Isaiah, to take with him his son, and meet Ahaz, at a certain place pointed at, Isa 7:3 whose errand was to comfort him, and exhort him to be quiet and easy; since the conspiracy formed against him should be fruitless, and the kingdom of Israel should be broken to pieces, Isa 7:4-9 after which the king is put upon asking a sign of the Lord, for the confirmation of it; which he refusing to do, under a pretence of tempting the Lord, is reproved; and a sign nevertheless is given; which is that of the birth of the Messiah of a virgin, who would be truly God, as his name Immanuel shows, and truly man, as his birth, his food, and gradual knowledge of good and evil, prove, Isa 7:10-15 yea, it is suggested that the deliverance of Judea from the two kings of Syria and Israel should be very speedy; even before the young child Isaiah had with him was capable of knowing to refuse evil, and chose good, Isa 7:16 but as a chastisement of the house of David for their incredulity in this matter, and slight of the divine goodness, various things are threatened to befall them, before the birth of the Messiah; even such as had not been since the revolt of the ten tribes; as that their enemies, the Assyrians and others, should come upon them in great numbers, and fill all places, so that they would be in the utmost distress, and not be able to escape, Isa 7:17-19 there would be a great consumption of men of all sorts, high and low, signified by shaving off the hair of the head, beard, and feet; so that the few that remained would enjoy plenty, Isa 7:20-22 and for want of men to till the land, it would be covered with thorns and briers; and because of wild beasts, the few men in it would be obliged to defend themselves with bows and arrows, Isa 7:23,24 and yet, after this, the land should become fruitful again, before the Messiah's coming, Isa 7:25, as some interpret it.