Isaiah 59:11
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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.We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
In other translations
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.We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Hebrew words
נֶהֱמֶהnehemehwe growlH1993כַדֻּבִּיםkhadubimlike <the> bearsH1677כֻּלָּנוּkulanuall of usH3605וְכַיּוֹנִיםvekhaiyonimand like <the> dovesH3123הָגֹהhagohcertainly <to moan>H1897נֶהְגֶּהnehgehwe moanH1897נְקַוֶּהnekavehwe wait eagerlyH6960לַמִּשְׁפָּטlamishpatfor <the> justiceH4941וָאַיִןva'ayinand there notH369לִישׁוּעָהlishu'ahfor deliveranceH3444רָחֲקָהrachakahit is farH7368מִמֶּנּוּ׃mimenufrom usH4480
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- Ezekiel 7:16But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
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- Psalm 32:3-43 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
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