Verse 9

Therefore is judgment{H4941} far{H7368}{(H8804)} from us, neither doth justice{H6666} overtake{H5381}{(H8686)} us: we wait{H6960}{(H8762)} for light{H216}, but behold obscurity{H2822}; for brightness{H5054}, but we walk{H1980}{(H8762)} in darkness{H653}.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:30 : 30 And in that day{H3117} they shall roar{H5098}{(H8799)} against them like the roaring{H5100} of the sea{H3220}: and if one look{H5027}{(H8765)} unto the land{H776}, behold darkness{H2822} and sorrow{H6862}, and the light{H216} is darkened{H2821}{(H8804)} in the heavens{H6183} thereof.
  • Jer 8:15 : 15 We looked{H6960}{(H8763)} for peace{H7965}, but no good{H2896} came; and for a time{H6256} of health{H4832}, and behold trouble{H1205}!
  • Jer 14:19 : 19 Hast thou utterly{H3988}{(H8800)} rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} Judah{H3063}? hath thy soul{H5315} lothed{H1602}{(H8804)} Zion{H6726}? why hast thou smitten{H5221}{(H8689)} us, and there is no healing{H4832} for us? we looked{H6960}{(H8763)} for peace{H7965}, and there is no good{H2896}; and for the time{H6256} of healing{H4832}, and behold trouble{H1205}!
  • Lam 5:16-17 : 16 The crown{H5850} is fallen{H5307}{(H8804)} from our head{H7218}: woe{H188} unto us, that we have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)}! 17 For this our heart{H3820} is faint{H1739}; for these things our eyes{H5869} are dim{H2821}{(H8804)}.
  • Amos 5:18-20 : 18 Woe{H1945} unto you that desire{H183}{(H8693)} the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068}! to what end{H4100} is it for you? the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} is darkness{H2822}, and not light{H216}. 19 As if a man{H376} did flee{H5127}{(H8799)} from{H6440} a lion{H738}, and a bear{H1677} met{H6293}{(H8804)} him; or went{H935}{(H8804)} into the house{H1004}, and leaned{H5564}{(H8804)} his hand{H3027} on the wall{H7023}, and a serpent{H5175} bit{H5391}{(H8804)} him. 20 Shall not the day{H3117} of the LORD{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}{(H8802)} of Maroth{H4796} waited carefully{H2342}{(H8804)} for good{H2896}: but evil{H7451} came down{H3381}{(H8804)} from the LORD{H3068} unto the gate{H8179} of Jerusalem{H3389}.
  • Hab 1:13 : 13 Thou art of purer{H2889} eyes{H5869} than to behold{H7200}{(H8800)} evil{H7451}, and canst{H3201}{(H8799)} not look{H5027}{(H8687)} on iniquity{H5999}: wherefore lookest{H5027}{(H8686)} thou upon them that deal treacherously{H898}{(H8802)}, and holdest thy tongue{H2790}{(H8686)} when the wicked{H7563} devoureth{H1104}{(H8763)} the man that is more righteous{H6662} than he?
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 For{G1063} when{G3752} they shall say{G3004}{(G5725)}, Peace{G1515} and{G2532} safety{G803}; then{G5119} sudden{G160} destruction{G3639} cometh upon{G2186}{(G5731)} them{G846}, as{G5618} travail{G5604} upon{G1722} a woman with child{G1064}{G2192}{(G5723)}; and{G2532} they shall{G1628} not{G3364} escape{G1628}{(G5632)}.
  • Job 30:26 : 26 When I looked{H6960}{(H8765)} for good{H2896}, then evil{H7451} came{H935}{(H8799)} unto me: and when I waited{H3176}{(H8762)} for light{H216}, there came{H935}{(H8799)} darkness{H652}.