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Isaiah 59:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 9 That is why justice is far away from us,
  And righteousness does not overtake us.
  
  We keep hoping for light, but look! there is darkness;
  For brightness, but we keep walking in gloom.+

Isaiah 59:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 9 That is why justice has come to be far away from us, and righteousness does not catch up with us. We keep hoping for light, but, look! darkness; for brightness, [but] in continuous gloom we kept walking.+

Isaiah 59:9

The Bible in Living English
- 9 That is why justice keeps at a distance from us and right does not get to us, we hope for light and find darkness, for radiance and we walk in murky gloom;

Isaiah 59:9

American Standard Version
- 9 Therefore is justice far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.

Isaiah 59:9

The Emphasized Bible
- 9 For this cause hath justice removed far from us, And righteousness overtaketh us not,—We wait for light But lo! darkness, For brightness, In thick darkness we walk:

Isaiah 59:9

King James Version
- 9 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.