Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore is judgment far from us, and justice shall not overtake us. We looked for light, and behold darkness: brightness, and we have walked in the dark. is judgment Lamentations 5:16,17 The crown is fallen from our head: woe to us, because we have sinned. . . . Habakkuk 1:13 Thy eyes are too pure to behold evil, and thou canst not look on iniquity. Why lookest thou upon them that do unjust things, and holdest thy peace when the wicked devoureth the man that is more just than himself? we wait Isaiah 5:30 And they shall make a noise against them that day, like the roaring of the sea; we shall look towards the land, and behold darkness of tribulation, and the light is darkened with the mist thereof. Job 30:26 I expected good things, and evils are come upon me: I waited for light, and darkness broke out. Jeremiah 8:15 We looked for peace and no good came: for a time of healing, and behold fear. Jeremiah 14:19 Hast thou utterly cast away Juda, or hath thy soul abhorred Sion? why then hast thou struck us, so that there is no healing for us? we have looked for peace, and there is no good: and for the time of healing, and behold trouble. Amos 5:18-20 Woe to them that desire the day of the Lord: to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. . . . Micah 1:12 And pass away, O thou that dwellest in the beautiful place, covered with thy shame: she went not forth that dwelleth in the confines: the house adjoining shall receive mourning from you, which stood by herself. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say: Peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape. Context Sin Separates Us from God…8They have not known the way of peace, and there is no judgment in their steps: their paths are become crooked to them, every one that treadeth in them knoweth no peace. 9Therefore is judgment far from us, and justice shall not overtake us. We looked for light, and behold darkness: brightness, and we have walked in the dark.10We have groped for the wall, and like the blind we have groped as if we had no eyes: we have stumbled at noonday as in darkness, we are in dark places, as dead men.… Cross References Psalm 82:5 They have not known nor understood: they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be moved. Proverbs 4:19 My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings. Isaiah 5:30 And they shall make a noise against them that day, like the roaring of the sea; we shall look towards the land, and behold darkness of tribulation, and the light is darkened with the mist thereof. Isaiah 8:21 And they shall pass by it, they shall fall, and be hungry: and when they shall be hungry, they will be angry, and curse their king, and their God, and look upwards. Isaiah 8:22 And they shall look to the earth, and behold trouble and darkness, weakness and distress, and a mist following them, and they cannot fly away from their distress. Isaiah 59:8 They have not known the way of peace, and there is no judgment in their steps: their paths are become crooked to them, every one that treadeth in them knoweth no peace. Isaiah 59:11 We shall roar all of us like bears, and shall lament as mournful doves. We have looked for judgment, and there is none: for salvation, and it is far from us. Isaiah 59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice hath stood far off: because truth hath fallen down in the street, and equity could not come in. Jeremiah 13:16 Give ye glory to the Lord your God, before it be dark, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains: you shall look for light, and he will turn it into the shadow of death, and into darkness. Lamentations 3:2 Aleph. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, and not into light. Lamentations 4:14 Nun. They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they were defiled with blood: and when they could not help walking in it, they held up their skirts. Amos 8:9 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein: and rise up altogether as a river, and be cast out, and run down as the river of Egypt? Micah 1:12 And pass away, O thou that dwellest in the beautiful place, covered with thy shame: she went not forth that dwelleth in the confines: the house adjoining shall receive mourning from you, which stood by herself. Lexicon Thereforeעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against justice מִשְׁפָּט֙ (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style is far רָחַ֤ק (rā·ḥaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7368: To be or become far or distant from us, מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of and righteousness צְדָקָ֑ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively does not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no reach us. תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ (ṯaś·śî·ḡê·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5381: To reach, overtake We hope נְקַוֶּ֤ה (nə·qaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect for light, לָאוֹר֙ (lā·’ō·wr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 216: Illumination, luminary but there וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! is darkness, חֹ֔שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness for brightness, לִנְגֹה֖וֹת (lin·ḡō·hō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5054: Brightness [but] we walk נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ (nə·hal·lêḵ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk in gloom. בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת (bā·’ă·p̄ê·lō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 653: Duskiness, misfortune, concealment Additional Translations Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness, for brightness, but we walk in gloom.Therefore is judgment far from us, neither does justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. 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. Therefore has judgment departed from them, and righteousness shall not overtake them: while they waited for light, darkness came upon them; while they waited for brightness, they walked in perplexity. Therefore is justice far from us, and righteousness overtaketh us not: we wait for light, and behold darkness; for brightness, [but] we walk in obscurity. Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but behold darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity. 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. Therefore is justice far from us, neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity. 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