וְאֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ יַבִּ֑יט וְהִנֵּ֨ה צָרָ֤ה וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙ מְע֣וּף צוּקָ֔ה וַאֲפֵלָ֖ה מְנֻדָּֽח׃
or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of Isaiah 8:22: and classical mystical sources.