Isaiah 59:9
Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| עַל־ | 'al- | there- | H5921 → |
| כֵּ֗ן | Ken | -fore | H3651 → |
| רָחַ֤ק | ra.Chak | it is far | H7368 → |
| מִשְׁפָּט֙ | mish.Pat | justice | H4941 → |
| מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | mi.Me.nu | from us | H4480 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ | ta.si.Ge.nu | it reaches us | H5381 → |
| צְדָקָ֑ה | tze.da.Kah | righteousness | H6666 → |
| נְקַוֶּ֤ה | ne.ka.Veh | we wait eagerly | H6960 → |
| לָאוֹר֙ | la.'Or | for the light | H216 → |
| וְהִנֵּה־ | ve.hi.neh- | and there! | H2009 → |
| חֹ֔שֶׁךְ | Cho.shekh | darkness | H2822 → |
| לִנְגֹה֖וֹת | lin.go.Hot | for gleams of light | H5054 → |
| בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת | ba.'a.fe.Lot | in <the> gloom<s> | H653 → |
| נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ | ne.ha.Lekh | we walk | H1980 → |
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