Yesaya 26:10

26:10 If the wicked are shown mercy,

they do not learn about justice. ¹ 

Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; ² 

they do not see the Lord’s majesty revealed.

Yesaya 57:11

57:11 Whom are you worried about?

Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully

and not remember me

or think about me? ³ 

Because I have been silent for so long, ⁴ 

you are not afraid of me. ⁵ 

[26:10]  ¹ tn As in verse 9b, the translation understands צֶדֶק (tsedeq) in the sense of “justice,” but it is possible that it carries the nuance “righteousness,” in which case one might translate, “they do not learn to live in a righteous manner.”

[26:10]  ² tn Heb “in a land of uprightness they act unjustly”; NRSV “they deal perversely.”

[57:11]  ³ tn Heb “you do not place [it] on your heart.”

[57:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “Is it not [because] I have been silent, and from long ago?”

[57:11]  ⁵ sn God’s patience with sinful Israel has caused them to think that they can sin with impunity and suffer no consequences.