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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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 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, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. 9With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 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. 11Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed For their envy of people; Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them. 12Lord, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in 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 affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old.
• Exodus 8:15But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
• Exodus 9:34And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart, he and his servants.
• Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• 1 Samuel 15:17So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?
• Psalms 106:43Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.
• Proverbs 1:32For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;
• Ecclesiastes 3:16Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there.
• Hosea 13:6When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me.
• Romans 2:4Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
• Revelation 2:21And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.
• Isaiah 2:10Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty.
• Isaiah 24:5The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant.
• Isaiah 27:13So it shall be in that day: The great trumpet will be blown; They will come, who are about to perish in the land of Assyria, And they who are outcasts in the land of Egypt, And shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
• Psalms 78:54And He brought them to His holy border, This mountain which His right hand had acquired.
• Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

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