Cross references
Isaiah 59:9
Therefore justice is far from us,
and righteousness does not reach us.
We hope for light, but there is darkness;
for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
Isaiah 59:9 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 5:30 (4 votes) and Job 30:26 (3 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Job 30 to 1 Thessalonians 5.
Which verses does Isaiah 59:9 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Isaiah 5:304 votes
In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
- Job 30:263 votes
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
- Jeremiah 8:152 votes
We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
- Jeremiah 14:192 votes
Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
- Lamentations 5:16–172 votes
The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
- Amos 5:18–202 votes
Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. …
- Micah 1:122 votes
For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
- Habakkuk 1:132 votes
Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
- 1 Thessalonians 5:32 votes
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Which verses point to Isaiah 59:9?
The 10 strongest of 16.