Isaiah 59:9
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 59
“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.”Isaiah 59:9
What Does Isaiah 59:9 Mean?
Isaiah 59:9 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 59, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 59:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 13:16“Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”Proverbs 4:19“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”Amos 8:9“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:”Psalms 82:5“They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.”Isaiah 5:30“And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.”Lamentations 3:2“He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.”Job 30:26“When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.”Micah 1:12“For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.”Isaiah 59:11“We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.”Jeremiah 8:15“We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!”Jeremiah 14:19“Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!”Lamentations 4:14“They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.”Lamentations 5:16“The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!”Amos 5:18“Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.”Habakkuk 1:13“Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?”1 Thessalonians 5:3“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”Isaiah 50:10“Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.”Zephaniah 1:17“And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.”
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