Isaiah 50:11

“Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, &c.] To enlighten and warm yourselves; who, rejecting Christ the Light of the world, and despising the glorious light of his Gospel, and loving darkness rather than light, set up the light of nature and reason as the rule of faith and practice; or the traditions and doctrines of men to be guided by; or their own righteousness for their justification before God, and acceptance with him: that compass yourselves about with sparks, that fly out of the fire kindled, or are struck out of a flint, which have little light and no heat, and are soon out; which may denote the short lived pleasures and comforts which are had from the creature, or from anything of a…”

“In contrast to the godly (Isa 50:10), the wicked, in times of darkness, instead of trusting in God, trust in themselves (kindle a light for themselves to walk by) (Ecc 11:9). The image is continued from Isa 50:10, "darkness"; human devices for salvation (Pro 19:21; Pro 16:9, Pro 16:25) are like the spark that goes out in an instant in darkness (compare Job 18:6; Job 21:17, with Psa 18:28). sparks--not a steady light, but blazing sparks extinguished in a moment. walk--not a command, but implying that as surely as they would do so, they should lie down in sorrow (Jer 3:25). In exact proportion to mystic Babylon's previous "glorifying" of herself shall be her sorrow (Mat 25:30; Mat 8:12; Rev…”

“Behold, all ye that kindle a fire - This verse refers to the wicked. In the previous verse, the Messiah had called upon all the pious to put their trust in God, and it is there implied that they would do so. But it would not be so with the wicked. In times of darkness and calamity, instead of trusting in God they would confide in their own resources, and endeavor to kindle a light for themselves in which they might walk. But the result would be, that they would find no comfort, and would ultimately under his hand lie down in sorrow. The figure is continued from the previous verse. The pious who are in darkness wait patiently for the light which Yahweh shall kindle for them But not so with…”

“All ye - You that reject the light which God hath set up, and seek for comfort and safety, by your own inventions. Walk - Use your utmost endeavours to get comfort from these devices. This - This shall be the fruit of all, you shall receive nothing but vexation and misery. Next: Isaiah Chapter 51”

“50:11 warm yourselves by your own fires: Spiritually complacent people are unresponsive toward God. Though they have comfort and security now, they will soon fall down in great torment (see 66:24).”

“all ye: Isa 28:15-20, Isa 30:15, Isa 30:16, Isa 55:2; Psa 20:7, Psa 20:8; Jer 17:5-7; Jon 2:8; Mat 15:6-8; Rom 1:21, Rom 1:22, Rom 10:3 walk: Exo 11:9, Exo 11:10; Eze 20:39; Amo 4:4, Amo 4:5 This shall: Joh 9:39 ye shall: Isa 8:22, Isa 65:13-16; Psa 16:4, Psa 32:10; Mat 8:12, Mat 22:13; Joh 8:24; Th2 1:8, Th2 1:9; Rev 19:20, Rev 20:15 Next: Isaiah Chapter 51”