Isaías 65:12

12 ahora yo los “destinaré” a ustedes a la espada.
Todos ustedes se inclinarán delante del verdugo.
Pues cuando los llamé, ustedes no me respondieron;
cuando hablé, no me escucharon.
Pecaron deliberadamente —ante mis propios ojos—
y escogieron hacer lo que saben que yo desprecio».

Isaías 65:12 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 65:12

Therefore will I number you to the sword
There is an elegancy in the expression, alluding to Meni, that number, they furnished a drink offering for, or trusted in; and since they did, God would number them, or appoint a number of them to the sword; or suffer them to be slain in great numbers, even from one end of their land to another, ( Jeremiah 12:12 ) , they should be numbered and told out, or care taken that none of them should escape the sword of the Romans, or not be taken by them: and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter;
be obliged to submit to the conqueror, and lay down their necks to be sacrificed by him: because, when I called, ye did not answer; when I spoke, ye did not
hear;
when Christ called unto them personally, to come and hear him, they turned a deaf ear to this charmer, charming so wisely, and would not attend upon his ministry, ( Proverbs 1:24 ) ( Matthew 23:37 ) , and when he called to them in the ministry of his apostles, they rejected him and his word with contempt; they put it away from them, contradicting and blaspheming it, ( Acts 13:45 Acts 13:46 ) . The Targum is,

``because I sent my prophets, and ye turned not; they prophesied, and ye did not receive them:''

but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted
not;
adhered to the traditions of the elders, and taught for doctrines the commandments of men; and which they chose and preferred to the word of God, and the Gospel of Christ; and these were things the Lord delighted not in, yea, abhorred; and their embracing and cleaving to them were evil in his sight; see ( Matthew 15:3-9 ) .

Isaías 65:12 In-Context

10 La llanura de Sarón se llenará nuevamente de rebaños
para mi pueblo que me busca,
y el valle de Acor será lugar de pastoreo para las manadas.

11 »Pero como el resto de ustedes abandonó al Señor
y se olvidó de su templo,
y como preparó fiestas para honrar al dios de la Fortuna
y le ofreció vino mezclado al dios del Destino,

12 ahora yo los “destinaré” a ustedes a la espada.
Todos ustedes se inclinarán delante del verdugo.
Pues cuando los llamé, ustedes no me respondieron;
cuando hablé, no me escucharon.
Pecaron deliberadamente —ante mis propios ojos—
y escogieron hacer lo que saben que yo desprecio».

13 Por lo tanto, esto dice el Señor
Soberano:
«Mis siervos comerán,
pero ustedes pasarán hambre.
Mis siervos beberán,
pero ustedes tendrán sed.
Mis siervos se alegrarán,
pero ustedes estarán tristes y avergonzados.

14 Mis siervos cantarán de alegría,
pero ustedes llorarán de angustia y desesperación.