Isaiah 59:9-15

Isaiah 59:9-15

[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.  [10] We grope  for the wall  like the blind,  and we grope  as if we had no eyes:  we stumble  at noonday  as in the night;  we are in desolate  places as dead  [11] We roar  all like bears,  and mourn  like doves:  we look  for judgment,  but there is none; for salvation,  but it is far off  [12] For our transgressions  before thee, and our sins  testify  against us: for our transgressions  are with us; and as for our iniquities,  we know  them; [13] In transgressing  and lying  against the LORD,  and departing away  from  our God,  speaking  oppression  and revolt,  conceiving  and uttering  from the heart  words  of falsehood.  [14] And judgment  is turned away  backward,  and justice  standeth  afar off:  for truth  is fallen  in the street,  and equity  cannot  enter.  [15] Yea, truth  faileth;  and he that departeth  from evil  maketh himself a prey:  and the LORD  saw  him that there was no judgment. 

What does Isaiah 59:9-15 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Isaiah , speaking for the sinful Israelites in captivity (cf. Isaiah 6:5), first acknowledged the consequences of their behavior ( Isaiah 59:9-11) and then confessed their guilt ( Isaiah 59:12-15 a).