20:1 The Lord revealed the following message during the year in which King Sargon of Assyria sent his commanding general to Ashdod, and he fought against it and captured it. 1
26:10 If the wicked are shown mercy,
they do not learn about justice. 2
Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; 3
they do not see the Lord’s majesty revealed.
1 tn Heb “In the year the commanding general came to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and captured it.”
sn This probably refers to the Assyrian campaign against Philistia in 712 or 711
2 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.”
3 tn Heb “in a land of uprightness they act unjustly”; NRSV “they deal perversely.”