Isaiah 26:10 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:8 Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Yahweh, We have hoped for You eagerly; Your name—the memory of You—is the desire of our souls.

Isaiah 26:9 At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You earnestly; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Isaiah 26:10 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.

Isaiah 26:11 O Yahweh, Your hand is raised up high, yet they do not behold it. They behold Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, fire will devour Your adversaries.

Isaiah 26:12 Yahweh, You will establish peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "wicked", "shown", "favor", "does", "learn", "righteousness", and "deals". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "wicked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "At night my soul longs for You..." into verse 11's "O Yahweh Your hand is raised up...", so "though" and "wicked" 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 "though" and "wicked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.