Isaías 9:5-15

5 Las botas de los guerreros
y los uniformes manchados de sangre por la guerra
serán quemados;
serán combustible para el fuego.

6 Pues nos ha nacido un niño,
un hijo se nos ha dado;
el gobierno descansará sobre sus hombros,
y será llamado:
Consejero Maravilloso,
Dios Poderoso,
Padre Eterno, Príncipe de Paz.

7 Su gobierno y la paz
nunca tendrán fin.
Reinará con imparcialidad y justicia desde el trono de su antepasado David
por toda la eternidad.
¡El ferviente compromiso del Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales
hará que esto suceda!

8 Enojo del Señor
contra Israel
El Señor se ha pronunciado contra Jacob;
su juicio ha caído sobre Israel.

9 Y los habitantes de Israel
y de Samaria,
quienes hablaron con tanta soberbia y arrogancia,
pronto se enterarán.

10 Decían: «Reemplazaremos los ladrillos rotos de nuestras ruinas con piedra labrada
y volveremos a plantar cedros donde cayeron las higueras sicómoros».

11 Pero el Señor
traerá a los enemigos de Rezín contra Israel
e incitará a todos sus adversarios.

12 Los arameos desde el oriente y los filisteos desde el occidente
sacarán sus colmillos y devorarán a Israel.
Pero aun así no quedará satisfecho el enojo del Señor
;
su puño sigue preparado para dar el golpe.

13 Pues después de tanto castigo, el pueblo seguirá sin arrepentirse;
no buscará al Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales.

14 Por lo tanto, en un solo día el Señor
destruirá tanto la cabeza como la cola,
la noble rama de palma y el humilde junco.

15 Los líderes de Israel son la cabeza,
y los profetas mentirosos son la cola.

Isaías 9:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 9

This chapter contains a prophecy, partly of comfort to the church and people of God, against the calamities predicted in the preceding chapter Isa 8:1-22; and partly of punishment, to be inflicted upon the ungodly Israelites by their enemies. The comfort promised arises from the appearance of Christ, the great light, in some certain places of the land mentioned, said before to be afflicted, Isa 9:1,2 which would occasion a joy among them; illustrated by some similes, by the joy in harvest, and at the dividing of spoils, Isa 9:3 the cause of which is a deliverance from a burdensome yoke of tyranny and bondage, wrought in like manner as that by Gideon formerly; different from all other salvations, which are usually obtained with noise and blood, Isa 9:4,5 the author of which is the Messiah; who is described by his birth as man, and by his divine sonship as God; or by his person, having two natures united in him; and by the government devolved on him; and by his several names, which express the greatness and glory of his person and office; and by the increase and administration of his government, Isa 9:6,7 then follows a denunciation of judgment on Israel, Isa 9:8 the instruments of which are pointed at, Isa 9:11,12, and the persons described that should suffer, high and low, rich and poor, young and old, Isa 9:14,15,17 the reasons of it, their making light of former corrections, Isa 9:9,10 their impenitence and hardness under chastenings, Isa 9:13 their going astray by means of their leaders; and their hypocrisy and wickedness, Isa 9:16-18 all which would occasion the wrath of God to burn against them, and consume them, Isa 9:18,19 yea, through hunger and want of provisions, should destroy one another, Isa 9:20,21.