Isaiah 1:20

20 "But if you refuse and rebel, You will be ¹devoured by the sword." Truly, ²the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Isaiah 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 ) .

Isaiah 1:20 In-Context

18 "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD , "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool.

19 "If you consent and obey, You will eat the best of the land;

20 "But if you refuse and rebel, You will be devoured by the sword." Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

21 How the faithful city has become a harlot, She who was full of justice! Righteousness once lodged in her, But now murderers.

22 Your silver has become dross, Your drink diluted with water.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 3:25; Isaiah 65:12
• 2. Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 58:14; Micah 4:4; Titus 1:2