Isaías 9:9

9 Y todo el pueblo lo sabe, es decir, Efraín y los habitantes de Samaria, los que con arrogancia y altivez de corazón afirman:

Isaías 9:9 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 9:9

And all the people shall know
The word of the Lord, and that it is his; and by sad experience shall feel the weight of it; or, "the people shall know the whole of it" ^F25; shall find that the whole of it will be accomplished, every punctilio in it; whatever is said is done, everything predicted by it, the substance of it, and every circumstance relating to it: or they shall be punished, they shall bear, know, and feel the punishment of their sins; in which sense the word "know", in the Arabic language, is frequently used, of which Schultens ^F26 has given many instances: [even] Ephraim, and the inhabitants of Samaria:
the ten tribes are meant by Ephraim; and the inhabitants of Samaria are particularly mentioned, because Samaria was the metropolis of Ephraim, ( Isaiah 7:9 ) and because it was to suffer, and did suffer much in the threatened calamity, being besieged three years, then taken, and its inhabitants carried captive; and so experimentally knew the word of the Lord, and the truth of it, ( 2 Kings 17:5 2 Kings 17:6 ) : that say in the pride and stoutness of heart;
being proud and haughty, stout hearted, and far from righteousness, and the fear of God; hardening themselves against him, despising his word, and defying, as it were, his power and providence; saying, as follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (wlk) "totum ejus".
F26 Animadv. Philol. in Job, p. 77, 78.

Isaías 9:9 In-Context

7 El aumento de su soberanía y de la paz no tendrán fin sobre el trono de David y sobre su reino, para afianzarlo y sostenerlo con el derecho y la justicia desde entonces y para siempre. El celo del SEÑOR de los ejércitos hará esto.

8 El Señor envía mensaje contra Jacob, y cae sobre Israel.

9 Y todo el pueblo lo sabe, es decir, Efraín y los habitantes de Samaria, los que con arrogancia y altivez de corazón afirman:

10 Los ladrillos han caído, pero con piedras labradas reedificaremos; los sicómoros han sido cortados, pero con cedros los reemplazaremos.

11 Por tanto el SEÑOR levanta adversarios de Rezín contra ellos, e incita a sus enemigos,