Commentary for Isaiah 59:9
עַל־כֵּ֗ן רָחַ֤ק מִשְׁפָּט֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְלֹ֥א תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ צְדָקָ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה לָאוֹר֙ וְהִנֵּה־חֹ֔שֶׁךְ לִנְגֹה֖וֹת בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹת נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃
Therefore is justice far from us, Neither doth righteousness overtake us; We look for light, but behold darkness, For brightness, but we walk in gloom.
Rashi on Isaiah
justice is far from us For we were crying that we were robbed by our enemies, yet the Holy One, blessed be He, does not judge to avenge us.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
Therefore is judgment far from us, etc. The prophet now represents Israel while in exile, as speaking.
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Rashi on Isaiah
and righteousness does not overtake us The good consolations that He promised us are not coming to overtake us.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
For brightness, etc. Repetition of the same idea.
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Rashi on Isaiah
for brightness we hope, but we walk in gloom.
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