Isaiah 50:10
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.
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
The invitation to those who 'fear the Lord' and 'obey the voice of his servant' but 'walk in darkness, and have no light' to 'trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God' is one of the Old Testament's most explicit pastoral addresses to believers experiencing spiritual darkness without clear divine guidance. The distinction between those who make their own fire and walk in their own light (v. 11, facing divine judgment) and those who trust in the Lord while in darkness (this verse, promised safety) creates a crucial pastoral theology of dark-night faith. John of the Cross, Bernard of Clairvaux, and much of the Christian mystical tradition built their accounts of spiritual desolation on this Isaianic foundation. The verse presupposes that genuine obedience can coexist with experiential darkness — a liberating correction to theologies that equate spiritual maturity with perpetual subjective brightness.
Diğer Çeviriler
Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
Who <FI>is<Fi> among you, fearing Jehovah, Hearkening to the voice of His servant, That hath walked in dark places, And there is no brightness for him? Let him trust in the name of Jehovah, And lean upon his God.
Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support.
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