Isaiah 59
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Isaiah 59:9-11

9Therefore is judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368from us, neither doth justiceצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666overtakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּta.si.Ge.nuH5381us: we waitנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960for lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,but behold obscurityחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;for brightnessלִנְגֹה֖וֹתlin.go.HotH5054, butwe walkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980in darknessבָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתba.'a.fe.LotH653.
10We gropeנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659for the wallקִ֔ירKirH7023like the blindכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787,and we gropeנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659as if we hadno eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869:we stumbleכָּשַׁ֤לְנוּka.Shal.nuH3782at noondayבַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the nightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399; we arein desolateבָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖יםba.'ash.ma.NimH820places as deadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191men.
11We roarנֶהֱמֶ֤הne.he.MehH1993all like bearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677,and mournהָגֹ֣הha.GohH1897soreנֶהְגֶּ֑הneh.GehH1897like dovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123:we lookנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֙la.mish.PatH4941, but there isnone; for salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֖הli.shu.'AhH3444, butit is far offרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368from us.
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