Isaías 7:16-25

16 Porque antes que el niño sepa desechar lo malo y escoger lo bueno, será abandonada la tierra cuyos dos reyes tú temes.

17 El SEÑOR hará venir sobre ti, sobre tu pueblo y sobre la casa de tu padre, días como nunca han venido desde el día en que Efraín se apartó de Judá, es decir, al rey de Asiria.

18 Y sucederá en aquel día que el SEÑOR silbará a la mosca que está en lo más remoto de los ríos de Egipto, y a la abeja que está en la tierra de Asiria;

19 y todas ellas vendrán y se posarán en los precipicios de las barrancas, en las hendiduras de las peñas, en todos los espinos y en todos los abrevaderos.

20 En aquel día el Señor afeitará con navaja alquilada en las regiones más allá del Eufrates , es decir, con el rey de Asiria, la cabeza y el pelo de las piernas, y también quitará la barba.

21 En aquel día cada uno criará una novilla y un par de ovejas;

22 y por la abundancia de leche que darán, comerá cuajada, porque todo el que quede en la tierra comerá cuajada y miel.

23 En aquel día, en todo lugar donde había mil vides valoradas en mil siclos de plata, habrá zarzas y espinos.

24 Se irá allá con arcos y flechas, porque toda la tierra será zarzas y espinos.

25 Y en cuanto a todas las colinas que eran cultivadas con la azada, no irás allá por temor de las zarzas y espinos; se convertirán en lugar para soltar los bueyes y para ser hollado por las ovejas.

Isaías 7:16-25 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit., ro