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At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />We grope like the blind along a wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. Even at brightest noontime, we stumble as though it were dark. Among the living, we are like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/59.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind; we grope like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in the twilight, among those in full vigor we are like dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if <i>we had</i> no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; <i>we are</i> in desolate places as dead <i>men</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/59.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind, And we grope as if <i>we had</i> no eyes; We stumble at noonday as at twilight; <i>We are</i> as dead <i>men</i> in desolate places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like people who are blind, We grope like those who have no eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; Among those who are healthy <i>we are</i> like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />We grope along the wall like blind men, We grope like those who have no eyes; We stumble at midday as in the twilight, Among those who are vigorous we are like dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />We grope along the wall like blind men, We grope like those who have no eyes; We stumble at midday as in the twilight, Among those who are vigorous we are like dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />We grope along the wall like blind men; We grope like those who have no eyes; We stumble at midday as in the twilight, Among those who are vigorous <i>we are</i> like dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We grope for a wall like the blind, We grope like those who have no eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; Among those who are healthy <i>we are</i> like dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We grope along a wall like the blind; we grope like those without eyes. We stumble at noon as though it were twilight; we are like the dead among those who are healthy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We grope along a wall like the blind; we grope like those without eyes. We stumble at noon as though it were twilight; we are like the dead among those who are healthy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/59.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We feel our way along, as if we were blind; we stumble at noon, as if it were night. We can see no better than someone dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/59.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind, yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We grope like blind men along a wall. We grope like people without eyes. We stumble at noon as if it were twilight. We are like dead people among healthy people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/59.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and we grope about like blind people. We stumble at noon, as if it were night, as if we were in the dark world of the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/59.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let's grope along the wall like the blind; let us grope like those who have no eyes. We stumble at midday as if it were twilight, in desolate places like dead people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/59.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We grope along the wall like the blind, we grope like those who cannot see; we stumble at noontime as if it were evening. Though others are strong, we are like dead men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind; yes, we grope as those who have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among those who are lusty we are as dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/59.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind. Yes, we grope as those who have no eyes. We stumble at noon as if it were twilight. Among those who are strong, we are like dead men. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />We feel [for] the wall like the blind, "" Indeed, we feel as without eyes, "" We have stumbled at noon as at twilight, "" In desolate places as the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> We feel like the blind for the wall, Yea, as without eyes we feel, We have stumbled at noon as at twilight, In desolate places as the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />We shall feel for the wall as the blind, and we shall feel, as no eyes: we stumbled at noon as at evening twilight; in fertile fields as the dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />We have groped for the wall, and like the blind we have groped as if we had no eyes: we have stumbled at noonday as in darkness, we are in dark places as dead men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />We groped for the wall, like one who is blind, and we felt our way, like one without eyes. We stumbled at midday, as if in darkness; and in darkness, as if in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/59.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like those who are blind we grope along the wall, like people without eyes we feel our way. We stumble at midday as if at twilight, among the vigorous, we are like the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We grope like the blind along a wall, groping like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in the twilight, among the vigorous as though we were dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope like men who have no eyes; we stumble at noonday as in the night; we groan as those who are near death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />We grope a wall like blind men, and we grope as those who have no eyes. We are stumbled at noonday as in the evening, and we groan as those who are close to dying<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />We grope for the wall like the blind, Yea, as they that have no eyes do we grope; We stumble at noonday as in the twilight; We are in dark places like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They shall feel for the wall as blind <i>men</i>, and shall feel <i>for it</i> as if they had no eyes: and they shall feel at noon-day as at midnight; they shall groan as dying men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/59-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=13105" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/59.htm">Sin Separates Us from God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>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. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5787.htm" title="5787: ḵa·‘iw·rîm (Prep-k, Art:: Adj-mp) -- Blind. Intensive from avar; blind.">Like the blind,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1659.htm" title="1659: nə·ḡaš·šāh (V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To feel with the hand, feel, stroke. A primitive root; apparently to feel about.">we feel our way along</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: qîr (N-ms) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall.">the wall,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1659.htm" title="1659: nə·ḡaš·šê·šāh (V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To feel with the hand, feel, stroke. A primitive root; apparently to feel about.">groping</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ū·ḵə·’ên (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">like those without</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yim (N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: kā·šal·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">We stumble</a> <a href="/hebrew/6672.htm" title="6672: ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A light, double light, noon. From tsahar; a light: dual double light, i.e. Noon.">at midday</a> <a href="/hebrew/5399.htm" title="5399: kan·ne·šep̄ (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Twilight. From nashaph; properly, a breeze, i.e. dusk.">as in the twilight;</a> <a href="/hebrew/820.htm" title="820: bā·’aš·man·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Perhaps stout. Probably from shemen; a fat-field.">among the vigorous</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: kam·mê·ṯîm (Prep-k, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">we are like the dead.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25</a></span><br />They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a></span><br />and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Lamentations 4:14</a></span><br />They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Proverbs 4:19</a></span><br />But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Zephaniah 1:17</a></span><br />I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></span><br />Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-10.htm">Romans 11:10</a></span><br />May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18</a></span><br />They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-11.htm">1 John 2:11</a></span><br />But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Psalm 82:5</a></span><br />They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Micah 3:6</a></span><br />Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a></span><br />Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a></span><br />And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.</p><p class="hdg">grope</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a></b></br> And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save <i>thee</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-14.htm">Job 5:14</a></b></br> They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Proverbs 4:19</a></b></br> The way of the wicked <i>is</i> as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.</p><p class="hdg">in desolate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6</a></b></br> He hath set me in dark places, as <i>they that be</i> dead of old.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/24-14.htm">Daylight</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-4.htm">Feeling</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/12-25.htm">Grope</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Lusty</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Midday</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Night</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Noon</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Noonday</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Running</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-10.htm">Vigor</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Vigorous</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Daylight</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Feeling</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Grope</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Lusty</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Midday</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Night</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Noon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Noonday</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-14.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Running</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-13.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-7.htm">Vigor</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Vigorous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 59</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Calamities are not due to lack of saving power in God, but to their own sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Salvation is only of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">The covenant of the Redeemer</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, blindness often symbolizes a lack of understanding or insight into God's will (<a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Isaiah 42:18-20</a>). The imagery of feeling along the wall suggests a desperate search for guidance and stability, akin to the Israelites' reliance on God during their wilderness journey (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>). This also reflects the broader theme of spiritual darkness found in the prophetic literature, where the absence of divine light leads to confusion and misdirection (<a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a>).<p><b>Groping like those without eyes</b><br>The act of groping signifies a profound helplessness and vulnerability. In ancient Near Eastern culture, blindness was often associated with helplessness and dependency, as seen in the story of Samson (<a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a>). This phrase underscores the severity of Israel's spiritual condition, as they are unable to perceive God's truth and direction. It also foreshadows the New Testament theme of Jesus as the light of the world, who brings sight to the spiritually blind (<a href="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39</a>).<p><b>We stumble at midday as in the twilight</b><br>Stumbling at midday, a time of full light, indicates a paradox where clarity should exist, yet confusion prevails. This reflects the moral and spiritual disorientation of the people, who, despite having the law and prophets, fail to walk in righteousness (<a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a>). The comparison to twilight, a time of dim light, emphasizes the depth of their spiritual darkness. This imagery is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus warns of walking in darkness without Him (<a href="/john/11-9.htm">John 11:9-10</a>).<p><b>Among the vigorous we are like the dead</b><br>This phrase highlights the contrast between physical vitality and spiritual deadness. Despite being among the strong and capable, the people are spiritually lifeless, akin to the dry bones in Ezekiel's vision (<a href="/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37:1-14</a>). This condition points to the need for spiritual revival and renewal, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who offers life to those who are spiritually dead (<a href="/ephesians/2.htm">Ephesians 2:1-5</a>). The imagery of death among the living serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and the necessity of divine intervention for true life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah and spoke of both judgment and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah primarily addressed. The people of Judah were often warned about their spiritual blindness and moral failings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/blindness.htm">Blindness</a></b><br>Used metaphorically in this passage to describe the spiritual state of the people, indicating a lack of understanding and awareness of God's truth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/twilight.htm">Twilight</a></b><br>Represents a time of uncertainty and lack of clarity, symbolizing the moral and spiritual confusion of the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_strong_and_the_dead.htm">The Strong and the Dead</a></b><br>Contrasting images used to depict the perceived strength of the people versus their actual spiritual deadness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a></b><br>Recognize that spiritual blindness is a condition that affects our ability to perceive God's truth. We must seek God's light to guide us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Regularly examine your life for areas where you may be stumbling in spiritual darkness. Confession and repentance are key to restoring sight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the blind rely on others for guidance, we must depend on God and His Word to navigate our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_light.htm">Living in the Light</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live in the light of Christ, rejecting the darkness of sin and embracing the truth of the gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Encourage one another in the faith, helping each other to see clearly and walk in the light.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_59.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 59</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_jonah_know_left_from_right.htm">Why was Jonah unaware of his right and left?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_29_10_align_with_a_just_god.htm">Isaiah 29:10 depicts God causing spiritual blindness; how does this align with a just and loving deity who demands moral accountability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_isaiah_59_9-10_with_god's_guidance.htm">How do we reconcile Isaiah 59:9-10, describing spiritual and moral blindness, with other biblical passages that suggest God provides ongoing guidance to His people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_divine_intervention.htm">What defines divine intervention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/59.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">We grope for the wall . . .</span>--The words present a striking parallelism with <a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm" title="And you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and spoiled ever more, and no man shall save you.">Deuteronomy 28:29</a>, and may have been reproduced from, or in, it.<p><span class= "bld">We are in desolate places . . .</span>--Many critics render, (1) <span class= "ital">among those full of life, </span>or (2) <span class= "ital">in luxuriant fields, </span>of which (1) is preferable, as giving an antithesis like that of the other clauses. So taken, we have a parallelism with <a href="/context/psalms/73-5.htm" title="They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.">Psalm 73:5-8</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">We grope for the wall</span>; rather, <span class="accented">we grope along the wall</span> (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a>; and for the "blindness that had happened unto Israel" see above, <a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10, 18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">We stumble at noonday</span>. It was not that light was really wanting, but they had no eyes to behold it. <span class="cmt_word">We are in</span> <span class="cmt_word">desolate places;</span> rather, <span class="accented">in dark places</span> (Vulgate, Rodiger, Kay, Knobel). The word occurs only in this place, and is of doubtful signification. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/59-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Like the blind,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַֽעִוְרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḵa·‘iw·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5787.htm">Strong's 5787: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we feel our way along</span><br /><span class="heb">נְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḡaš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1659.htm">Strong's 1659: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feel with the hand, feel, stroke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wall,</span><br /><span class="heb">קִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(qîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7023.htm">Strong's 7023: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">groping</span><br /><span class="heb">נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḡaš·šê·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1659.htm">Strong's 1659: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feel with the hand, feel, stroke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like those without</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">We stumble</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·šal·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at midday</span><br /><span class="heb">בַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6672.htm">Strong's 6672: </a> </span><span class="str2">A light, double light, noon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as in the twilight;</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁף</span> <span class="translit">(kan·ne·šep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5399.htm">Strong's 5399: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breeze, dusk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the vigorous</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’aš·man·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_820.htm">Strong's 820: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps stout</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are like the dead.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּמֵּתִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(kam·mê·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/59-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 59:10 We grope for the wall like (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 59:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 59:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 59:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>