וְהָעָ֥ם לֹא־שָׁ֖ב עַד־הַמַּכֵּ֑הוּ וְאֶת־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֹ֥א דָרָֽשׁוּ׃ (ס)
Yet the people turneth not unto Him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of Isaiah 9:12: and classical mystical sources.