Isaiah 59:9

Therefore is mishpat ·justice· far from us, 2 and righteousness does not overtake us. 1 We look for light, but see darkness; 2 for brightness, but we walk in obscurity. 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8They don’t know the way of peace; + 59:8. (7-8) Quoted in Rom 3:15-17 2 and there is no mishpat ·justice· in their ways. 1 They have made crooked paths for themselves; 2 whoever goes in them does not know peace. 1

10We grope for the wall like the blind. 2 Yes, we grope as those who have no eyes. 1 We stumble at noon as if it were twilight. 2 Among those who are strong, we are like dead men. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like darkness. 2 They don’t know what they stumble over. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:2-9

The Prevalence and Effects of Sin. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Behold, the Lord 's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. 4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak… Read the whole commentary →

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