Isaiah 3:10
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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Study Note
'Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds' — set between oracles of judgment on Jerusalem's corrupt leaders (3:1–9) and the woe over the wicked (3:11), this brief promise is an embedded assurance for the righteous remnant within the coming crisis. The principle of eating 'the fruit of one's deeds' reflects the wisdom tradition's retributive principle (Proverbs 1:31; 11:30; 12:14) but places it within the prophetic context of corporate judgment, suggesting individuals within a condemned community can still experience the good that comes with covenant fidelity. The verse is structurally paired with verse 11 ('woe to the wicked, it shall be ill with him'), forming the classic two-ways pattern of Psalm 1. The assurance 'it shall be well with them' (tov lo) is rare in oracles of judgment and serves as a pastoral safeguard for those maintaining integrity in a corrupt society.
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Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.
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