Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 59:9 Interlinear

far Therefore is judgment overtake from us neither doth justice us we wait for light but behold obscurity for brightness in darkness but we walk

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
2כֵּ֗ןH3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
3רָחַ֤קH7368farto widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
4מִשְׁפָּט֙H4941Therefore is judgmentproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
5מִמֶּ֔נּוּH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
6וְלֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
7תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּH5381overtaketo reach (literally or figuratively)
8צְדָקָ֑הH6666from us neither doth justicerightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
9נְקַוֶּ֤הH6960us we waitto bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e., collect; (figuratively) to expect
10לָאוֹר֙H216for lightillumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
11וְהִנֵּהH2009lo!
12חֹ֔שֶׁךְH2822but behold obscuritythe dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
13לִנְגֹה֖וֹתH5054for brightnesssplendor
14בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתH653in darknessduskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment
15נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃H1980but we walkto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

Verse Context

Isaiah 59:8The way of peace therein shall not know not and there is no judgment...
Isaiah 59:9 (current) far Therefore is judgment overtake from us neither doth justice us we wait for light but behold obscurity for brightness in darkness but we walk
Isaiah 59:10We grope like the blind for the wall as if we had no eyes We grope...

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