Isa 59:9-10, Jer 13:16 | ESV | STEP | Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us; we hope for light , and behold , darkness , and for brightness , but we walk in gloom .

Isaiah 59:9-10

9 Therefore justice is far from us,
and righteousness does not overtake us;
^awe hope for light, and behold, darkness,
and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
10 ^bWe grope for the wall like the blind;
we grope like those who have no eyes;
we stumble at noon as in the twilight,
^camong those in full vigor we are like dead men.

Jeremiah 13:16

16 ^dGive glory to the Lord your God
^ebefore he brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the twilight mountains,
and ^fwhile you look for light
he turns it into gloom
and makes it ^gdeep darkness.