Isaiah 26:11

⁹ My 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.

¹⁰ 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.

O 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!

¹² O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.

¹³ O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: O 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!
KJV: LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
WEB: LORD, your hand is lifted up, yet they don’t see; but they will see your zeal for the people and be disappointed. Yes, fire will consume your adversaries.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, but they do not see: [yet] they shall see [thy] jealousy [for] the people, and be ashamed; yea, the fire which is for thine adversaries shall devour them.
BLB: O YHWH, Your hand is lifted high; they do not see [it]. Let them see the zeal for the people and be ashamed; yes, the fire of Your enemies will devour them.

ÅB: Herre! Høyt oppløftet var din hånd, men de så det ikke; de fikk se din nidkjærhet for folket og ble til skamme; ja, ild fortærte dine fiender.
OTB: Herre, din hånd er løftet høyt, men de ser det ikke. La dem se din iver for ditt folk og bli gjort til skamme; ja, la ilden som er reservert for dine fiender fortære dem.
B1930: Herre! Høit opløftet var din hånd, men de så det ikke; de fikk se din nidkjærhet for folket og blev til skamme; ja, ild fortærte dine fiender.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hebrews 10:27
but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
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Micah 5:9
Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.
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Isaiah 5:24
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
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Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
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1 Samuel 5:6–11
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.
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1 Samuel 6:9
but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”
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Job 34:27
because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
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Psalms 10:12
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
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