Isaías 26:16

16 SEÑOR, en la angustia te buscaron;apenas si lograban susurrar una oración^[a]cuando tú ya los corregías.

Isaías 26:16 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, in trouble have they visited thee
This, and the two following verses ( Isaiah 26:17 Isaiah 26:18 ) , represent the troubles and disappointments of the church and people of God, before the destruction of antichrist; in which time of trouble they will visit the Lord, frequent the throne of grace, as saints in afflictions are wont to do; and sometimes this is the end to be answered by afflictions, ( Hosea 5:15 ) : they poured out a prayer;
or "muttering" ^F5; they will pray with a low voice, in an humble and submissive way, as persons in dejected circumstances; not a few words, but many, will they use; their petitions will be numerous; they will continue praying, and be constant at it, and out of the abundance of their hearts their mouth will speak; and they will pour out their souls and their complaints to the Lord, though privately, and with a low voice, and with groans unutterable: [when] thy chastening [was] upon them;
the afflicting hand of God, not as a punishment, but as a fatherly chastisement upon them; so all their persecutions from men are considered as permitted by the Lord for their instruction and correction; and these will not drive them from God, but bring them to him to seek him by prayer and supplication.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (vxl) "mussitationem", Montanus; "submissam orationem", Junius & Tremellius.

Isaías 26:16 In-Context

14 Ya están muertos, y no revivirán;ya son sombras, y no se levantarán.Tú los has castigado y destruido;has hecho que perezca su memoria.

15 Tú, SEÑOR, has engrandecido a la nación;la has engrandecido y te has glorificado;has extendido las fronteras de todo el país.

16 SEÑOR, en la angustia te buscaron;apenas si lograban susurrar una oracióncuando tú ya los corregías.

17 SEÑOR, nosotros estuvimos ante ticomo cuando una mujer embarazadase retuerce y grita de doloral momento de dar a luz.

18 Concebimos, nos retorcimos,pero dimos a luz tan solo viento.No trajimos salvación a la tierra,ni nacieron los habitantes del mundo.

Footnotes

• [a]. "apenas " "… " "oración" . Frase de difícil traducción.