<h2 id="chapter-9-a-prophecy-for-the-days-of-king-chizkiyahu">Chapter 9: A prophecy for the days of King Chizkiyahu</h2>
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The people in times of Chizkiyah repent:
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<li>The people who previously walked in darkness, have now seen a great light [and repented of their sins].</li>
<li>Yeshayahu describes the salvation from the hands of Sancheirev, and his utter downfall.</li>
<li>Yeshayahu explains that all this was done in merit of King Chizkiyahu.</li>
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The people of Israel do not repent despite their suffering and punishment:
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<li style="text-align: justify">The prophet now bemoans the fact that the Jewish people refuse to repent even after they were attacked and suffered tremendously in the hands of surrounding nations.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify">The prophet rebukes the leaders who do not take charge of leading the Jewish people back to the path of righteousness.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify">They were so evil, that G-d would not even have mercy on the widows and orphans.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify">G-d brought a famine that caused the people to need to eat the flesh of their own children.</li>
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Shulchan Aruch HaRav | Yeshayahu/Isaiah Chapter 9: A prophecy for the days of King Chizkiyahu

Chapter 9: A prophecy for the days of King Chizkiyahu The people in times of Chizkiyah repent: The people who previously walked in darkness, have now seen a great light . Yeshayahu describes the salvation from the hands of Sancheirev, and his utter downfall. Yeshayahu