Isaiah 59:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ ·Fairness [Justice] has gone far away;
    ·goodness [righteousness] ·is nowhere to be found [^Ldoes not reach/overtake us].
We ·wait [hope] for the light, but ·there is only darkness now [^Llook/^Tbehold, darkness].
    We ·hope [wait] for a bright light, but ·all we have is darkness [^Lwe walk in gloom/shadows/darkness].
¹⁰ We are like the blind ·feeling our way [groping] along a wall.
    We ·feel our way [grope] as if we had no eyes.
·In the brightness of day [At midday/noon] we ·trip [stumble] as if it were ·night [evening; twilight].
    We are like dead men ·among the strong [or in desolate places].
¹¹ All of us growl like the bears.
    We ·call out sadly [moan/coo mournfully] like the doves.
We ·look [hope; wait] for justice, but there isn’t any.
    We ·want to be saved [hope/wait for salvation], but salvation is far away.