Isaiah 59:9-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Therefore justice is far from us,
and deliverance does not reach us;
we wait for light, but there is only darkness;
and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.(A)
10 We grope like the blind along a wall,
groping like those who have no eyes;
we stumble at noon as in the twilight,
among the vigorous[a] as though we were dead.(B)
11 We all growl like bears;
like doves we moan mournfully.
We wait for justice, but there is none;
for salvation, but it is far from us.(C)
12 For our transgressions before you are many,
and our sins testify against us.
Our transgressions indeed are with us,
and we know our iniquities:(D)
13 transgressing and denying the Lord
and turning away from following our God,
talking oppression and revolt,
conceiving lying words and uttering them from the heart.(E)
14 Justice is turned back,
and deliverance stands at a distance,
for truth stumbles in the public square,
and uprightness cannot enter.(F)
15 Truth is lacking,
and whoever turns from evil is despoiled.
The Lord saw it, and it displeased him
that there was no justice.(G)
Notas al pie
- 59.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 59:9-15
International Standard Version
A Commitment to Wait on God
9 “So justice is far from us,
and righteousness does not reach us.
We wait for light, but look—there is darkness;
we wait for brightness, but we walk in deep darkness.[a]
10 Let’s grope[b] along the wall like the blind;
let us grope like those who have no eyes.
We stumble at midday as if it were twilight,
in desolate places[c] like dead people.
11 We all growl like bears;
we[d] sigh mournfully like doves.
We look for justice, but there is none,
and[e] for deliverance, but it’s far from us.
12 “For our transgressions before you are many,
and our sins testify[f] against us;
for our transgressions are with us,
and as for our iniquities,
we acknowledge them:
13 they’ve rebelled[g] in[h] treachery against the Lord,
and are turning away from following our God;
and they’ve spoken[i] oppression and revolt,
and are conceiving[j] lying words from the heart.
14 I’ll drive back justice,[k]
and righteousness stands at a distance;
for truth has fallen in the public square,
and honesty cannot enter.
15 Truth is missing,
and whoever turns away from evil becomes a prey.”
God Brings His Own Salvation
“Then the Lord looked, and it displeased him
that there was no justice.
Notas al pie
- Isaiah 59:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads darknesses
- Isaiah 59:10 So 1QIsaa; MT reads We grope LXX reads They grope
- Isaiah 59:10 Or among vigorous people
- Isaiah 59:11 So 1QIsaa; MT reads and we
- Isaiah 59:11 So 1QIsaa; Not in MT LXX
- Isaiah 59:12 1QIsaa cf. LXX; MT reads sin testifies
- Isaiah 59:13 So 1QIsaa; MT reads rebellion LXX reads we have sinned
- Isaiah 59:13 Lit. and
- Isaiah 59:13 So 1QIsaa; MT reads speaking LXX reads we have spoken
- Isaiah 59:13 So 1QIsaa; MT reads conceiving and uttering; LXX reads we have conceived and thought about
- Isaiah 59:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads Justice is driven back LXX reads We withdrew justice
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