Isaiah 59:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 59:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
נֶהֱמֶ֤ה
hâmâh
H1993
to roar
כַדֻּבִּים֙
dôb
H1677
bear
כֻּלָּ֔נוּ
kôl
H3605
all
וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים
yôwnâh
H3123
dove
הָגֹ֣ה
hâgâh
H1897
to moan
נֶהְגֶּ֑ה
hâgâh
H1897
to moan
נְקַוֶּ֤ה
qâvâh
H6960
to wait
לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
וָאַ֔יִן
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לִֽישׁוּעָ֖ה
yᵉshûwʻâh
H3444
salvation
רָחֲקָ֥ה
râchaq
H7368
to be far
מִמֶּֽנּוּ
min
H4480
from
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World English Bible 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
We growl like bears, all of us, and like doves, murmuring, we murmur. We wait for justice, but there is none; for salvation, it is far from us. q1
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).