Isaiah 59:9-10

New American Standard Bible

A Confession of Wickedness

⁹Therefore ^(A)justice is far from us,
And righteousness does not reach us;
We ^(B)hope for light, but there is darkness,
For brightness, but we walk in gloom.
¹⁰We ^(C)grope for the wall like people who are blind,
We grope like those who have no eyes.
We ^(D)stumble at midday as in the twilight;
Among those who are healthy we are ^(E)like the dead.

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Isaiah 59:9-10

Amplified Bible

A Confession of Wickedness

⁹
Therefore justice is far from us,
And righteousness does not overtake us.
We [expectantly] hope for light, but only see darkness;
We hope for gleam of light, but we walk in darkness and gloom.
¹⁰
We grope for a wall like the blind,
We grope like those who have no eyes.
We stumble at midday as in the twilight;
Among those who are healthy we are like dead men.

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Isaiah 59:9-10

New International Version

⁹So justice is far from us,
    and righteousness does not reach us.
We look for light, but all is darkness;^(A)
    for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.
¹⁰Like the blind^(B) we grope along the wall,
    feeling our way like people without eyes.
At midday we stumble^(C) as if it were twilight;
    among the strong, we are like the dead.^(D)