“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.”
The appeal to the faithful—'Who among you fears Yahweh and obeys the voice of his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust in the name of Yahweh and rely upon their God'—calls those who suffer darkness to trust God even without visible light. The reference to those who 'walk in darkness and have no light' describes exile's spiritual condition. The appeal to trust God's name despite apparent absence provides comfort. This verse offers consolation to the exiled community.
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