Isaiah 59:9
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 59 connects to 10 cross-references. The Lord's hand is not too short to save nor his ear too heavy to hear, but iniquities have separated the people from God. A catalogue of social corruption follows. God sees there is no justice and no intercessor so …
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Therefore is justice far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
Therefore hath judgment been far from us, And righteousness reacheth us not, We wait for light, and lo, darkness, For brightness--in thick darkness we go,
For this cause our right is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us: we are looking for light, but there is only the dark; for the shining of the sun, but our way is in the night.
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For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
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