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Paul then quotes (roughly) from Isaiah 28:11,12. This referred to the Assyrian conquering of the northern kingdom of Israel. They had repeatedly refused to listen to the prophets, and then the Assyrian army conquered the land, speaking in foreign languages. They would not listen to God speaking to them in their own languages, i.e. through the Law and through prophets. So they would have to listen to the Assyrians speaking to them in foreign languages.
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The point that Paul is making is that they should stop treating tongues as a toy, or as some sort of magic. The fact that someone was speaking in a language no one else understood was not a sign of God’s blessing on the church. In the case of Is 28:11,12 it was a sign of God’s judgement! They needed to grow up. If tongues were a sign at all, it was a sign for unbelievers.
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