Verse 9
Isaiah 59:9
Geneva Bible
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Therefore is iudgement farre from vs, neither doeth iustice come neere vnto vs: we waite for light, but loe, it is darkenesse: for brightnesse, but we walke in darkenesse.
Original Language Text
hebrew
עַל כֵּ֗ן רָחַ֤ק מִשְׁפָּט֙ מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ וְ/לֹ֥א תַשִּׂיגֵ֖/נוּ צְדָקָ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה לָ/אוֹר֙ וְ/הִנֵּה חֹ֔שֶׁךְ לִ/נְגֹה֖וֹת בָּ/אֲפֵל֥וֹת נְהַלֵּֽךְ
English Translation
Therefore, justice is far from us, and we do not attain righteousness; we wait for light, and behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
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Chapter 59 Context
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Beholde, the Lordes hande is not shortened, that it can not saue: neither is his eare heauie, that i...
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But your iniquities haue separated betweene you and your God (Elohim), and your sinnes haue hidde hi...
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3
For your handes are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquitie: your lips haue spoken lies...
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4
No man calleth for iustice: no man contendeth for trueth: they trust in vanitie, and speake vaine th...
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5
They hatch cockatrice egges, and weaue the spiders webbe: he that eateth of their egges, dieth, and...
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6
Their webbes shall be no garment, neither shall they couer themselues with their labours: for their...
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7
Their feete runne to euill, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are wicked th...
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8
The way of peace they knowe not, and there is none equitie in their goings: they haue made them croo...
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9
Therefore is iudgement farre from vs, neither doeth iustice come neere vnto vs: we waite for light,...
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Wee grope for the wall like the blinde, and we grope as one without eyes: we stumble at the noone da...
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11
We roare all like beares, and mourne like dooues: wee looke for equitie, but there is none: for heal...
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12
For our trespasses are many before thee, and our sinnes testifie against vs: for our trespasses are...
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13
In trespassing and lying against the Lord, and wee haue departed away from our God (Elohim), and hau...
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14
Therefore iudgement is turned backewarde, and iustice standeth farre off: for trueth is fallen in th...
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15
Yea, trueth faileth, and hee that refraineth from euill, maketh himselfe a praye: and when the Lord...
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16
And when he sawe that there was no man, hee wondered that none woulde offer him selfe. Therefore his...
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17
For he put on righteousnes, as an habergeon, and an helmet of saluation vpon his head, and he put on...
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18
As to make recompence, as to requite the furie of the aduersaries with a recompence to his enemies:...
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19
So shall they feare the Name of the Lord from the West, and his glory from the rising of the sunne:...
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20
And the Redeemer shall come vnto Zion, and vnto them that turne from iniquitie in Iaakob, saith the...
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21
And I will make this my couenant with them, saith the Lord. My Spirit that is vpon thee, and my word...
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