Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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 American Standard Bible Though the wicked person is shown compassion, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD. NASB 1995 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD. NASB 1977 Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of Yahweh. Amplified Bible Though the wicked is shown compassion and favor, He does not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness he deals unjustly, And refuses to see the majesty of the LORD. Christian Standard Bible But if the wicked man is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness. In a righteous land he acts unjustly and does not see the majesty of the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible But if the wicked man is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness. In a righteous land he acts unjustly and does not see the majesty of the LORD. American Standard Version Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah. Contemporary English Version Even when the wicked are treated with mercy in this land of justice, they do wrong and are blind to your glory, our LORD. English Revised Version Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Although the wicked are shown pity, they do not learn to do what is right. They do what is wrong in the upright land and do not see the majesty of the LORD. Good News Translation Even though you are kind to the wicked, they never learn to do what is right. Even here in a land of righteous people they still do wrong; they refuse to recognize your greatness. International Standard Version If favor is shown to the wicked, they don't learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they act perversely and do not perceive the majesty of the LORD. Majority Standard Bible Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. NET Bible If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the LORD's majesty revealed. New Heart English Bible Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully, and will not see the LORD's majesty. Webster's Bible Translation Let favor 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. World English Bible Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully, and will not see Yahweh’s majesty. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe wicked finds favor, "" He has not learned righteousness, "" He deals perversely in a land of straightforwardness, "" And does not see the excellence of YHWH. Young's Literal Translation The wicked findeth favour, He hath not learned righteousness, In a land of straightforwardness he dealeth perversely, And seeth not the excellency of Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation Shall the unjust be shown favor? He learnt not justice; in the land of justice he will act perversely, and he will not see the majesty of Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet us have pity on the wicked, but he will not learn justice: in the land of the saints he hath done wicked things, and he shall not see the glory of the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version Let us take pity on the impious one, but he will not learn justice. In the land of the holy ones, he has done iniquity, and so he will not see the glory of the Lord. New American Bible The wicked, when spared, do not learn justice; in an upright land they act perversely, and do not see the majesty of the LORD. New Revised Standard Version If favor is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness they deal perversely and do not see the majesty of the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe wicked has gone far off that he may not learn righteousness; chastisement in the land brings correction; the wicked shall not behold the majesty of the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The evil one has gone far away lest he would learn righteousness. Reproof in the Earth is a rebuke, and they shall not see the magnificence of LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let favour be shown to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, And will not behold the majesty of the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the ungodly one is put down: no one who will not learn righteousness on the earth, shall be able to do the truth: let the ungodly be taken away, that he see not the glory of the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Song of Trust in God's Provision…9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. 10Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. 11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!… Cross References Romans 2:4-5 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. Psalm 73:3-12 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ... Ecclesiastes 8:11 When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. Matthew 11:20-24 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... Proverbs 1:24-31 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ... Luke 16:31 Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” Amos 4:6-11 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ... John 3:19-20 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. Hebrews 3:7-11 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... Ezekiel 3:7 But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. Psalm 10:4-6 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. / He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. / He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.” Revelation 9:20-21 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. / Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft. Treasury of Scripture Let favor be showed 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. favour Isaiah 63:9,10 In 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 bare them, and carried them all the days of old… Exodus 8:15,31,32 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said… Exodus 9:34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. in the Isaiah 2:10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. Isaiah 24:5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Isaiah 27:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem. and will not Isaiah 5:12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. Psalm 28:4,5 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert… Hosea 11:7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him. Jump to Previous Deal Deals Evil Evil-Doer Favor Favour Glory Grace Kind Learn Majesty Perceive Perversely Righteousness Shewed Shewn Shown Unjustly Upright Uprightness Wicked Wrongdoing WrongfullyJump to Next Deal Deals Evil Evil-Doer Favor Favour Glory Grace Kind Learn Majesty Perceive Perversely Righteousness Shewed Shewn Shown Unjustly Upright Uprightness Wicked Wrongdoing WrongfullyIsaiah 26 1. Trust in God's ProvisionThough grace is shown to the wicked The Hebrew word for "grace" here is "חֵן" (chen), which conveys favor or kindness. This phrase highlights the divine benevolence extended even to those who are morally corrupt. Historically, God's grace has been evident throughout the Old Testament, as seen in His patience and mercy towards Israel despite their repeated disobedience. This grace is a testament to God's character, emphasizing His desire for all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). The "wicked" (רָשָׁע, rasha) are those who live in opposition to God's laws, yet God’s grace is still offered to them, illustrating His boundless love and the hope for transformation. they do not learn righteousness in the land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Though grace is shownיֻחַ֤ן (yu·ḥan) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore to the wicked man, רָשָׁע֙ (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person he does not בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest learn לָמַ֣ד (lā·maḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn righteousness. צֶ֔דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity In the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land of righteousness נְכֹח֖וֹת (nə·ḵō·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5229: Straightforwardness, integrity, a truth he acts unjustly יְעַוֵּ֑ל (yə·‘aw·wêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5765: To act wrongfully and fails וּבַל־ (ū·ḇal-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest to see יִרְאֶ֖ה (yir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the majesty גֵּא֥וּת (gê·’ūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1348: Arrogance, majesty, ornament of the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH Links Isaiah 26:10 NIVIsaiah 26:10 NLT Isaiah 26:10 ESV Isaiah 26:10 NASB Isaiah 26:10 KJV Isaiah 26:10 BibleApps.com Isaiah 26:10 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 26:10 Chinese Bible Isaiah 26:10 French Bible Isaiah 26:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 26:10 Let favor be shown to the wicked (Isa Isi Is) |
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