Isaiah 59:11

We growl like bears and moan like doves; 1 we wait for justice, but there is none; for rescue, but it is far from us. 1

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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.

In Context

10We grope for the wall like the blind, like those who cannot see. 1 We stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among the strong we are like dead men. 1

12For our many transgressions are before you, and our sins testify against us; 1 for our transgressions are with us, and we know our sins. 1

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Cross References

Job 30:28I have gone about like one who was living in the dark, 1 but not because of the sun; 1 I stand up in the assembly and cry for help. 1

Psalms 38:8I am numb and utterly crushed; 1 I groan because of the anguish of my heart. 1

Psalms 119:150Those who are persecuting me are coming closer to me, 1 but they are far from your law. 1

Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow I chirp; I coo like a dove; 1 my eyes grow tired with looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; help me. 1

Isaiah 59:9Therefore justice is far from us, nor does righteousness reach us. 1 We wait for light, but see darkness; we look for brightness, but we walk in darkness. 1

Jeremiah 9:1If only my head could produce water, and my eyes be a fountain of tears! 1 For I wish to weep day and night for those among the daughter of my people who have been killed. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 59:10-16

The Prevalence and Effects of Sin. ( b. c. 706.) 9 Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. 10 We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men. 11 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. 12 For our transgressions… Read the whole commentary →

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