Isaiah 59:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.”
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“We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.”
King James Version · Public Domain“We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“We make a noise as bears--all of us, And as doves we coo sorely; We wait for judgment, and there is none, For salvation--it hath been far from us.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 59:11 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 30:28I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
- Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
- Psalms 38:8I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
- Psalms 85:9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
- Psalms 119:150Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
- Psalms 119:155Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
- Isaiah 38:14I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
- Isaiah 51:20Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.
- Isaiah 59:9Therefore 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.
- Jeremiah 8:15We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
- Jeremiah 9:1Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
- Ezekiel 7:16The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
- Hosea 7:14They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
- Nahum 2:8Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
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