Isaiah 26:11 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see [thy] zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Isaiah 26:10 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.

Isaiah 26:11 Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see [thy] zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.

Isaiah 26:12 Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou hast also wrought all our works for us.

Isaiah 26:13 O Jehovah our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "hand", "lifted", "shall", "zeal", "people", "shame", and "fire". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Let favor be showed to the wicked..." into verse 12's "Jehovah thou wilt ordain peace for us...", so "jehovah" and "hand" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.