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 midrashic interpretation of Isaiah 9:12: and classical rabbinic exegesis.