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 …
Bản dịch khác
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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We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of …
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For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!