Isaiah 26:10

Isaiah 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly and does not see the majesty of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let grace be shown to the wicked, Yet he will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, And will not behold the majesty of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your kindness to the wicked does not make them do good. Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong and take no notice of the Lord’s majesty.

Context of Isaiah 26:10

8Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. 9My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the Lord. 11Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them. 12Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.

Isaiah 26:10 word by word

יֻחַ֤ן רָשָׁע֙ בַּל־לָמַ֣ד צֶ֔דֶק בְּאֶ֥רֶץ נְכֹח֖וֹת יְעַוֵּ֑ל וּבַל־יִרְאֶ֖ה גֵּא֥וּת יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let favour be shewedחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• to the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• will he notבַּלbal · notH1077
• learnלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
• righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of uprightnessנְכֹחָהnekôchâh · uprightH5229
• will he deal unjustlyעָוַל‛âval · to act unjustlyH5765
• beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the majestyגֵּאוּתgê'ûth · majestyH1348
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:10

• Isaiah 63:9In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
• Exodus 8:15But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
• Exodus 9:34When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again: He and his officials hardened their hearts.
• Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior.
• 1 Samuel 15:17Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.
• Psalms 106:43Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.
• Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
• Ecclesiastes 3:16And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the place of justice—wickedness was there.
• Hosea 13:6When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.
• Romans 2:4Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
• Revelation 2:21I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.
• Isaiah 2:10Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty!
• Isaiah 24:5The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant.
• Isaiah 27:13And in that day a great trumpet will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who were exiled in Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
• Psalms 78:54And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
• Psalms 143:10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Let favor be showed to the wicked - This is designed as an illustration of the sentiment in the previous verse - that judgments were needful in order that wicked people might be brought to the ways of righteousness. The truth is general, that though wicked people are favored with success in their enterprises, yet the effect will not be to lead them to the ways of virtue and religion. How often is this illustrated in the conduct of wicked people! How often…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The way of the just is evenness, a steady course of obedience and holy conversation. And it is their happiness that God makes their way plain and easy. It is our duty, and will be our comfort, to wait for God, to keep up holy desires toward him in the darkest and most discouraging times. Our troubles must never turn us from God; and in the darkest, longest night of affliction, with our souls must we desire him; and this we must wait and pray…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10God has shown kindness to those who do wrong. Even though they deserve judgment (see also Romans 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9), he has been patient and forgiving and has blessed them. However, one day, time will run out.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. uprightness--rather, as in Is 26:7, "prosperity," answering to "favor" in the parallelism, and in antithesis to "judgments in the earth" (Is 26:9); where prosperity attends the wicked as well as the just, "he will not learn righteousness," therefore judgments must be sent that he may "learn" it [Maurer].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 26:10

• Blindness
• Impenitence
• Injustice
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Isaiah 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings