Isaiah 59:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore hath judgment been far from us, And righteousness reacheth us not, We wait for light, and lo, darkness, For brightness—in thick darkness we go,

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Therefore
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

justice
מִשְׁפָּט֙ (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

is far
רָחַ֤ק (rā·ḥaq)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

from us,
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

and righteousness
צְדָקָ֑ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively

does not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

reach us.
תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ (ṯaś·śî·ḡê·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 5381: To reach, overtake

We hope
נְקַוֶּ֤ה (nə·qaw·weh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect

for light,
לָאוֹר֙ (lā·’ō·wr)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

but there
וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

is darkness,
חֹ֔שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

for brightness,
לִנְגֹה֖וֹת (lin·ḡō·hō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5054: Brightness

[but] we walk
נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ (nə·hal·lêḵ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in gloom.
בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת (bā·’ă·p̄ê·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 653: Duskiness, misfortune, concealment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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