Komentarz do Izajasza 50:10

to the voice of His servant To the voice of the prophets.

Who is amongst you, etc. The prophet now addresses those same people, that condemn him.

who went in darkness Even if trouble comes upon him, let him trust in the name of the Lord, for He shall save him.

That walked in darkness, etc. The relative pronoun refers to ירא יי him that feareth the Lord. The meaning of the sentence is, Who is among you, etc., that does not run after material honours and pleasures; let him trust in the Lord, etc.⁷According to this explanation, vers. 10 qualifies the term כלם all of them of the preceding verse. If there be among them any one that acts according to the words of the Lord taught by the prophet, he may trust in the Lord, that he will be saved, and will not be involved in the threatened punishment. According to others, the words that walketh in darkness, describe His servant, the prophet,⁸According to this explanation, this verse contains a rhetorical question, establishing the correctness of the term all of them. There is none among them that acts according to the words of the prophet, who is described here to be walking in darkness, that is, to be exposed to all kinds of trouble and annoyance, but who trusts in the Lord that he will surely be relieved of it. and the meaning of the whole sentence is, Who is among you, etc., that is, there is none among you, that feareth the Lord, because you see the prophet obtaining no honours from the people. This is the right explanation, and it is confirmed by the words which follow.