Isaías 9:8-21

El enojo del Señor contra Israel

8 El Señor ha enviado su palabra;la ha enviado contra Jacob,¡ya cae sobre Israel!

9 De esto se entera todo el pueblo—Efraín y los habitantes de Samaria—,todos los que dicen con orgulloy con altivez de corazón:

10 «Si se caen los ladrillos,reconstruiremos con piedra tallada;si se caen las vigas de higuera,las repondremos con vigas de cedro».

11 Pero el SEÑOR ha fortalecidoa los adversarios de Rezín;ha incitado a sus enemigos.

12 Los sirios en el este y los filisteos en el oestese comieron a Israel de un solo bocado.A pesar de todo esto,la ira de Dios no se ha aplacado;¡su mano aún sigue extendida!

13 Pero el pueblo no ha querido reconoceral que lo ha castigado;no ha buscado al SEÑORTodopoderoso.

14 Por eso en un mismo díael SEÑOR le cortará a Israella cabeza y la cola,la palmera y el junco.

15 La cabeza son los ancianosy la gente de alto rango;la cola son los profetas,maestros de mentiras.

16 Los guías de este pueblo lo han extraviado;los que se dejan guiar son confundidos.

17 Por eso no se complacerá el Señor en los jóvenes,ni se apiadará de huérfanos y viudas,porque todos ellos son impíos y malvados;sus labios profieren necedades.A pesar de todo esto,la ira de Dios no se ha aplacado;¡su mano aún sigue extendida!

18 La maldad arde como un fuegoque consume zarzas y espinos,que incendia la espesura del bosquey sube luego, como torbellino,en una columna de humo.

19 Por la ira del SEÑOR Todopoderosoarderá en fuego la tierra.Y el pueblo será el combustible:¡Nadie se compadecerá de su hermano!

20 Unos comerán lo que esté a su mano derecha,pero se quedarán con hambre;otros comerán lo que esté a su izquierda,pero no quedarán satisfechos.¡Se comerán a sus propios hijos!^[a]

21 Manasés se comerá a Efraín, y Efraín a Manasés,y los dos juntos atacarán a Judá.A pesar de todo esto,la ira de Dios no se ha aplacado;¡su mano aún sigue extendida!

Isaías 9:8-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 9

This chapter contains a prophecy, partly of comfort to the church and people of God, against the calamities predicted in the preceding chapter Isa 8:1-22; and partly of punishment, to be inflicted upon the ungodly Israelites by their enemies. The comfort promised arises from the appearance of Christ, the great light, in some certain places of the land mentioned, said before to be afflicted, Isa 9:1,2 which would occasion a joy among them; illustrated by some similes, by the joy in harvest, and at the dividing of spoils, Isa 9:3 the cause of which is a deliverance from a burdensome yoke of tyranny and bondage, wrought in like manner as that by Gideon formerly; different from all other salvations, which are usually obtained with noise and blood, Isa 9:4,5 the author of which is the Messiah; who is described by his birth as man, and by his divine sonship as God; or by his person, having two natures united in him; and by the government devolved on him; and by his several names, which express the greatness and glory of his person and office; and by the increase and administration of his government, Isa 9:6,7 then follows a denunciation of judgment on Israel, Isa 9:8 the instruments of which are pointed at, Isa 9:11,12, and the persons described that should suffer, high and low, rich and poor, young and old, Isa 9:14,15,17 the reasons of it, their making light of former corrections, Isa 9:9,10 their impenitence and hardness under chastenings, Isa 9:13 their going astray by means of their leaders; and their hypocrisy and wickedness, Isa 9:16-18 all which would occasion the wrath of God to burn against them, and consume them, Isa 9:18,19 yea, through hunger and want of provisions, should destroy one another, Isa 9:20,21.

Footnotes

• [a]. "a sus propios hijos" . Lit. "la carne de su brazo" .