However, even before that, in Isaiah’s own day, much of the nation was already shrouded in spiritual darkness, a fact that moved him to urge his fellow countrymen: “O men of the house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Jehovah ”! ​ — Isaiah 2: 5; 5: 20.
Kuid juba enne seda, Jesaja eluajal, oli suur osa rahvast mähitud vaimsesse pimedusse. See ajendas Jesajat innustama oma kaasmaalasi: „Jaakobi sugu, tulge, käigem Jehoova valguses! ”.