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Isaiah 50

Isaiah 50:10

The Servant’s Obedience · Isaiah 50:4–11
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
Who among you fears YHWH, listening to the voice of His Servant, who has walked in darkness, and there is no no brightness unto him? Let him trust in the name of YHWH, and lean on his God.
Latin
Quis ex vobis timens Dominum, audiens vocem servi sui? Qui ambulavit in tenebris, et non est lumen ei, speret in nomine Domini, et innitatur super Deum suum.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Isaiah 50:10

  • To see if someone respects the Lord, observe how they treat God's righteous servant. This idea is similar to the statement Jesus made that no one can reach the Father except through him (John 14:6).

  • Those who trust in the Lord have strong hope for the future (see Isaiah 12:2).

Isaiah 50:10–11

This is a call for response to the servant’s ministry.

Isaiah 50:4–11

This is the third of four servant songs (see study note on Isaiah 42:1–4). The loyal and suffering servant represents an ideal Israel. This image came true in Jesus Christ.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 27:27–31 Mark 15:16–20 Luke 22:63–65 John 19:1–15

Glossary

Church Isaiah, Book of Messiah New Creation, New Creature

Topics

Darkness of Spiritual Blindness Faith: Enjoined Fear of God: Reverence Jesus, the Christ: Rejected Running Away from God Salvation: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Self Sufficiency