Isaiah

Isaiah 59:9

⁹Therefore 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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
justice	מִשְׁפָּט֙	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
is far	רָחַ֤ק	rā·ḥaq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from us	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and righteousness	צְדָקָ֑ה	ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
does not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
reach us	תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ	ṯaś·śî·ḡê·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common plural	H5381 reach, overtake
We hope	נְקַוֶּ֤ה	nə·qaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6960 wait for
for light	לָאוֹר֙	lā·’ō·wr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H216 light
but there	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
is darkness	חֹ֔שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
for brightness	לִנְגֹה֖וֹת	lin·ḡō·hō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5054 brightness
we walk	נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃	nə·hal·lêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in gloom	בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת	bā·’ă·p̄ê·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H653 darkness, gloominess, calamity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.