Verse 9

Therefore is justice{H4941} far{H7368} from us, neither doth righteousness{H6666} overtake{H5381} us: we look{H6960} for light,{H216} but, behold, darkness;{H2822} for brightness,{H5054} but we walk{H1980} in obscurity.{H653}

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:30 : 30 And they shall roar{H5098} against them in that day{H3117} like the roaring{H5100} of the sea:{H3220} and if one look{H5027} unto the land,{H776} behold, darkness{H2822} and distress;{H6862} and the light{H216} is darkened{H2821} in the clouds{H6183} thereof.
  • Jer 8:15 : 15 We looked{H6960} for peace,{H7965} but no good{H2896} came; [and] for a time{H6256} of healing,{H4832} and, behold, dismay!{H1205}
  • Jer 14:19 : 19 Hast thou utterly{H3988} rejected{H3988} Judah?{H3063} hath thy soul{H5315} loathed{H1602} Zion?{H6726} why hast thou smitten{H5221} us, and there is no healing{H4832} for us? We looked{H6960} for peace,{H7965} but no good{H2896} came; and for a time{H6256} of healing,{H4832} and, behold, dismay!{H1205}
  • Lam 5:16-17 : 16 The crown{H5850} is fallen{H5307} from our head:{H7218} Woe{H188} unto us! for we have sinned.{H2398} 17 For this our heart{H3820} is faint;{H1739} For these things our eyes{H5869} are dim;{H2821}
  • Amos 5:18-20 : 18 Woe{H1945} unto you that desire{H183} the day{H3117} of Jehovah!{H3068} Wherefore{H4100} would ye have the day{H3117} of Jehovah?{H3068} It is darkness,{H2822} and not light.{H216} 19 As if a man{H376} did flee{H5127} from{H6440} a lion,{H738} and a bear{H1677} met{H6293} him; or went{H935} into the house{H1004} and leaned{H5564} his hand{H3027} on the wall,{H7023} and a serpent{H5175} bit{H5391} him. 20 Shall not the day{H3117} of Jehovah{H3068} be darkness,{H2822} and not light?{H216} even very dark,{H651} and no brightness{H5051} in it?
  • Mic 1:12 : 12 For the inhabitant{H3427} of Maroth{H4796} waiteth anxiously{H2342} for good,{H2896} because evil{H7451} is come down{H3381} from Jehovah{H3068} unto the gate{H8179} of Jerusalem.{H3389}
  • Hab 1:13 : 13 Thou that art of purer{H2889} eyes{H5869} than to behold{H7200} evil,{H7451} and that canst{H3201} not look{H5027} on perverseness,{H5999} wherefore lookest{H5027} thou upon them that deal treacherously,{H898} and holdest thy peace{H2790} when the wicked{H7563} swalloweth{H1104} up the man that is more righteous{H6662} than he;
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 {G1063} When{G3752} they are saying,{G3004} Peace{G1515} and{G2532} safety,{G803} then{G5119} sudden{G160} destruction{G3639} cometh{G2186} upon them,{G846} as{G5618} travail{G5604} upon{G3588} a woman{G2192} with{G1722} child;{G1064} and{G2532} they shall{G1628} in no{G3361} wise escape.{G3756}
  • Job 30:26 : 26 When I looked{H6960} for good,{H2896} then evil{H7451} came;{H935} And when I waited{H3176} for light,{H216} there came{H935} darkness.{H652}