Isaías 7:2

2 A la corte real de Judá había llegado la siguiente noticia: «¡Aram se ha aliado con Israel
en contra de nosotros!». Por eso, el corazón del rey y el de su pueblo temblaron de miedo, como tiemblan los árboles en medio de una tormenta.

Isaías 7:2 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 7:2

And it was told the house of David
Ahaz, and his family, the princes of the blood, his court and counsellors; who had intelligence of the designs and preparations of the Syrians and Israelites against them: saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim;
the ten tribes; or the kingdom and king of Israel. Some render it, "Syria led"; that is, its army "unto Ephraim" ^F25; marched it into the land of Israel, and there joined the king of Israel's army; others, as the Vulgate Latin version, "Syria rests upon Ephraim" ^F26; depends upon, trusts in, takes heart and encouragement from Ephraim, or the ten tribes, being his ally. The Septuagint version is, "Syria hath agreed with Ephraim"; entered into a confederacy and alliance with each other; which is the sense of our version; and is confirmed by the Targum, which is,

``the king of Syria is joined with the king of Israel:''

and his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the
trees of the wood are moved with the wind;
the metaphor denotes the strength and force of the confederate armies, comparable to a strong, blustering, boisterous wind; see ( Isaiah 32:2 ) ( Jeremiah 4:11 Jeremiah 4:12 ) and the weakness of the king and people of Judah, who were like to trees shaken by the wind; and also the fear they were possessed with, partly through consciousness of guilt, and partly through distrust of divine power and Providence; and also on account of what they had suffered already from these powerful enemies, when they attacked them singly; and therefore might much more dread them, as they were combined together against them; see ( 2 Chronicles 28:5-8 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (hxn) "duxit exercitum", Tigurine version.
F26 "Syria quievit super Ephraim", Forerius, Cocceius; "Syria acquiescit in Ephraimo", Piscator.

Isaías 7:2 In-Context

1 Mensaje para Acaz
Cuando Acaz, hijo de Jotam y nieto de Uzías, era rey de Judá, Rezín, rey de Aram, y Peka, hijo de Remalías, rey de Israel, salieron para atacar a Jerusalén. Sin embargo, no pudieron llevar a cabo su plan.

2 A la corte real de Judá había llegado la siguiente noticia: «¡Aram se ha aliado con Israel
en contra de nosotros!». Por eso, el corazón del rey y el de su pueblo temblaron de miedo, como tiemblan los árboles en medio de una tormenta.

3 Entonces el Señor
dijo a Isaías: «Toma a tu hijo Sear-jasub
y ve al encuentro del rey Acaz. Lo encontrarás al final del acueducto que conduce el agua al estanque superior, cerca del camino que lleva al campo donde se lavan
las telas.

4 Dile que deje de preocuparse; que no hay por qué temer a la ira feroz de esos dos tizones apagados que son Rezín, rey de Aram y Peka, hijo de Remalías.

5 Es verdad que los reyes de Aram y de Israel han conspirado contra él diciendo: