Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
⋯
Commentary
2 voicesVoices on this verse
loading…Original language & word study
12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| נֶהֱמֶ֤ה | ne.he.Meh | we growl | H1993 → |
| כַדֻּבִּים֙ | kha.du.Bim | like <the> bears | H1677 → |
| כֻּלָּ֔נוּ | ku.La.nu | all of us | H3605 → |
| וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים | ve.khai.yo.Nim | and like <the> doves | H3123 → |
| הָגֹ֣ה | ha.Goh | certainly <to moan> | H1897 → |
| נֶהְגֶּ֑ה | neh.Geh | we moan | H1897 → |
| נְקַוֶּ֤ה | ne.ka.Veh | we wait eagerly | H6960 → |
| לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ | la.mish.Pat | for <the> justice | H4941 → |
| וָאַ֔יִן | va.'A.yin | and there not | H369 → |
| לִֽישׁוּעָ֖ה | li.shu.'Ah | for deliverance | H3444 → |
| רָחֲקָ֥ה | ra.cha.Kah | it is far | H7368 → |
| מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | mi.Me.nu | from us | H4480 → |
The walk
Featured studies on this passage
Walks through Isaiah 59
The Armor of God
Roman legionary equipment surveyed by Paul as Christian discipline (Eph 6:10–18). Six pieces of armor and a seventh element — prayer — that is posture, not armor. Every piece carries an OT echo.
Open the study →
Walks through Isaiah 59
The Universal Indictment, MannaFest
Open the study →
Walks through Isaiah 59
The Whole Armour
Open the study →
About Isaiah

