Isa 3:10 | KingComments | STEP | In the midst of all this wickedness, there is a word for “the righteous”, which is he who fears God and shows it in his life ( ; cf. ). No matter how difficult it may be for him in this situation, he may know that his life will produce fruit which he himself will be allowed to enjoy. For him, this is an encouraging knowledge in the face of the fate “of the wicked” (cf. ). It will go badly with the latter because he has lived badly ( ). The judgment as the wages of sin is deserved by himself. He has asked for it because of his sins and he will receive it. These two ways and where they end, we find many times in the book of Proverbs. It is the law: “Whatever a man sows, this he will also reap” ( ). This applies to every human being of every age, including us now.

‏ Isaiah 3:10

The Righteous and the Wicked

In the midst of all this wickedness, there is a word for “the righteous”, which is he who fears God and shows it in his life (Isa 3:10; cf. Isa 1:19). No matter how difficult it may be for him in this situation, he may know that his life will produce fruit which he himself will be allowed to enjoy. For him, this is an encouraging knowledge in the face of the fate “of the wicked” (cf. Isa 1:20). It will go badly with the latter because he has lived badly (Isa 3:11). The judgment as the wages of sin is deserved by himself. He has asked for it because of his sins and he will receive it.

These two ways and where they end, we find many times in the book of Proverbs. It is the law: “Whatever a man sows, this he will also reap” (Gal 6:7b). This applies to every human being of every age, including us now.