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. 5, 6.
ولكن حتى قبل ذلك ،‏ كان معظم الامة في ايام اشعيا مغطى بالظلمة الروحية ،‏ مما دفعه الى حثّ مواطنيه :‏ « يا بيت يعقوب هلمّ فنسلك في نور الرب » .‏ —‏ اشعياء ٢ :‏ ٥ ؛‏ ٥ :‏ ٢٠‏ .‏