Isaiah 59:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 59:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
רָחַ֤ק
râchaq
H7368
to be far
מִשְׁפָּט֙
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
min
H4480
from
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
צְדָקָ֑ה
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
נְקַוֶּ֤ה
qâvâh
H6960
to wait
לָאוֹר֙
ʼôwr
H216
light
וְהִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
חֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
לִנְגֹה֖וֹת
nᵉgôhâh
H5054
brightness
בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת
ʼăphêlâh
H653
darkness
נְהַלֵּֽךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore is justice far from us, neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us. We wait for light, but behold, darkness; for brightness, we walk in gloom.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).