Isaiah 59:9
5921 [e]   9
‘al-   9
עַל־   9
Upon   9
Prep   9
3651 [e]
kên,
כֵּ֗ן
thus
Adv
7368 [e]
rā·ḥaq
רָחַ֤ק
is far
V‑Qal‑Perf‑3ms
4941 [e]
miš·pāṭ
מִשְׁפָּט֙
justice
N‑ms
4480 [e]
mim·men·nū,
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
from us
Prep | 1cp
3808 [e]
wə·lō
וְלֹ֥א
nor
Conj‑w | Adv‑NegPrt
5381 [e]
ṯaś·śî·ḡê·nū
תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ
does overtake us
V‑Hifil‑Imperf‑3fs | 1cp
6666 [e]
ṣə·ḏā·qāh;
צְדָקָ֑ה
righteousness
N‑fs
6960 [e]
nə·qaw·weh
נְקַוֶּ֤ה
we look
V‑Piel‑Imperf‑1cp
  
 

 
 
 216 [e]
lā·’ō·wr
לָאוֹר֙
for light
Prep‑l, Art | N‑cs
2009 [e]
wə·hin·nêh-
וְהִנֵּה־
but there is
Conj‑w | Interjection
  
 

 
 
 2822 [e]
ḥō·šeḵ,
חֹ֔שֶׁךְ
blackness
N‑ms
  
 

 
 
 5054 [e]
lin·ḡō·hō·wṯ
לִנְגֹה֖וֹת
for brightness
Prep‑l | N‑mp
653 [e]
bā·’ă·p̄ê·lō·wṯ
בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת
in darkness
Prep‑b, Art | N‑fp
  
 
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 1980 [e]
nə·hal·lêḵ.
נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃
[but] we walk
V‑Piel‑Imperf‑1cp


















Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we live in the night.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore justice is far from us, And righteousness does not overtake us; We hope for light, but behold, darkness, For brightness, but we walk in gloom.

King James Bible
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.
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We wait for light, but look—there is darkness; we wait for brightness, but we walk in deep darkness.

American Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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,
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