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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 59:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Darum ist das Recht fern von uns, und die Gerechtigkeit erreicht uns nicht. Wir harren auf Licht, und siehe, Finsternis; auf Helle, aber in dichtem Dunkel wandeln wir.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Por esto se alejó de nosotros el juicio, y no nos alcanzó justicia: esperamos luz, y he aquí tinieblas; resplandores, y andamos en oscuridad.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Por isso o juízo está longe de nós, nem a justiça nos alcança; esperamos luz , porém eis que há somente trevas; esperamos brilho, porém andamos às escuras.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Por isso, a justiça está longe de nós, e a retidão não nos alcança. Esperamos pela luz, eis que só há trevas; procuramos pelo resplendor, mas andamos na escuridão.
📖 Isaiah 59:9 in Context
7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
8The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
9Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
10We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
11We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
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