Isa 59:9 | MHM | STEP | The Prevalence and Effects of Sin. This section continues to show how serious and damaging sin is. The people now recognize and admit that their troubles are the result of their own wrongdoing. They confess that God has been just in letting them suffer, because their own sins have separated them from his help and blessings. The passage highlights both the effects of sin on the nation and the people’s need to admit their guilt. v. 9–11 : The people admit that God has allowed them to suffer because of their sins. They say, Judgment is far from us, neither does justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity (Isaiah 59:9 ). They expected help and deliverance, but instead they found more trouble and darkness. They are lost and confused, like blind people groping for a wall (Isaiah 59:10 ). Their sadness is deep, and they feel hopeless—some are loud in their grief, like roaring bears, while others mourn quietly, like doves (Isaiah 59:11 ). They admit that they are as good as dead, with no hope left.

‏ Isaiah 59:9

The Prevalence and Effects of Sin.

This section continues to show how serious and damaging sin is. The people now recognize and admit that their troubles are the result of their own wrongdoing. They confess that God has been just in letting them suffer, because their own sins have separated them from his help and blessings. The passage highlights both the effects of sin on the nation and the people’s need to admit their guilt.

v. 9–11: The people admit that God has allowed them to suffer because of their sins. They say, Judgment is far from us, neither does justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity (Isaiah 59:9 ^a). They expected help and deliverance, but instead they found more trouble and darkness. They are lost and confused, like blind people groping for a wall (Isaiah 59:10 ^b). Their sadness is deep, and they feel hopeless—some are loud in their grief, like roaring bears, while others mourn quietly, like doves (Isaiah 59:11 ^c). They admit that they are as good as dead, with no hope left.