Isaiah 59:9–15

⁹Therefore justice is far from us,

and righteousness does not reach us.

We hope for light, but there is darkness;

for brightness, but we live in the night.

¹⁰We grope along a wall like the blind;

we grope like those without eyes.^b

We stumble at noon as though it were twilight;

we are like the dead among those who are healthy.

¹¹We all growl like bears

and moan like doves.^c

We hope for justice, but there is none;

for salvation, but it is far from us.

¹²For our transgressions have multiplied before you,^d

and our sins testify against us.^e

For our transgressions are with us,

and we know our iniquities:^f

¹³transgression and deception against the Lord,

turning away from following our God,

speaking oppression and revolt,

conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.

¹⁴Justice is turned back,

and righteousness stands far off.

For truth has stumbled in the public square,

and honesty cannot enter.

¹⁵Truth is missing,

and whoever turns from evil is plundered.

The Lord saw that there was no justice,

and he was offended.