Isaías 3:15

15 ¿Cómo se atreven a aplastar a mi pueblo,
al restregar la cara de los pobres contra el polvo?»,
reclama el Señor, el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales.

Isaías 3:15 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 3:15

What mean ye, [that] ye beat my people to pieces
Reduce them to the utmost poverty; so the Targum,

``wherefore do ye impoverish my people?''

as they did by exacting tithes of all that they possessed; by requiring large sums for their long prayers; and by various traditions they enjoined them to observe: and grind the faces of the poor?
either by smiting them on the cheek, as Christ, who became poor for our sakes, was smitten by them; or by bringing them into such low circumstances, by their exorbitant demands, that they had not sufficiency of food to eat; by which means their faces became pale, thin, and meagre: saith the Lord God of Hosts:
who saw all their actions, and was able to plead his people's cause, and take vengeance on their oppressors.

Isaías 3:15 In-Context

13 El Señor
ocupa su lugar en el tribunal,
¡y presenta su caso contra su pueblo!

14 El Señor
se presenta para pronunciar juicio
sobre los ancianos y los gobernantes de su pueblo:
«Ustedes han destruido a Israel, mi viñedo.
Sus casas están llenas de cosas robadas a los pobres.

15 ¿Cómo se atreven a aplastar a mi pueblo,
al restregar la cara de los pobres contra el polvo?»,
reclama el Señor, el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales.

16 Advertencia a Jerusalén
El Señor
dice: «La hermosa Sión
es altanera:
estira su elegante cuello,
coquetea con los ojos y
camina con pasos delicados
haciendo sonar los brazaletes de sus tobillos.

17 Por eso el Señor le mandará costras a su cabeza.
El Señor
dejará calva a la hermosa Sión».