Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Servant addresses the exiled community immediately after declaring that God will vindicate Him against His condemners. He calls them to respond to His suffering with faith rather than self-reliance.

The words — מִי (mi) asks "who?" while יְרֵא (ye're') denotes "fearing" or revering Yahweh. The phrase בְּקֹל עַבְדּוֹ (be-qol 'avdô) literally means "to the voice of his servant."

The thread — The call to trust in God's name echoes the promise of perfect peace for the steadfast mind in Isaiah 26:3. The warning against relying on self-made light contrasts with the declaration that Christ came as light to save believers from darkness in John 12:46.

Why it lands — The text demands that those walking in darkness cease generating their own fire and place active trust in Yahweh's name. It requires the reader to submit to the Servant's teaching rather than forging independent paths.

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The Hebrew words

מִ֤יmiwho?בָכֶם֙va./Khemamong/ youיְרֵ֣אye.Re'[is] fearing יְהוָ֔הYah.weh<of> Yahweh שֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'[is] listening בְּק֣וֹלbe./Kolto/ [the] voice of עַבְדּ֑וֹav.D/oservant/ his אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.Sher[the one] who הָלַ֣ךְha.Lakhhe has walked חֲשֵׁכִ֗יםcha.she.Khimdarkness<es>וְאֵ֥יןve./'Einand/ not נֹ֙גַהּ֙no.gahbrightnessל֔וֹl/o[belongs] to/ himיִבְטַח֙yiv.Tachlet him trust בְּשֵׁ֣םbe./Shemin/ [the] name of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh וְיִשָּׁעֵ֖ןve./yi.sha.'Enand/ let him depend בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be./lo.Ha/von/ God/ his

King James Version

Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

Cross-references

John 12:46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Psalms 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Psalms 27:13 Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Psalms 25:14 The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Hebrews 5:9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.