Isaiah 59:11

God's Word

We all growl like bears. We coo like doves. We hope for justice, but there is none. We hope for salvation, but it’s far from us.

Cross References

Psalm 119:150

Those who carry out plots against me are near, ⌞yet⌟ they are far away from your teachings.

Psalm 119:155

Wicked people are far from being saved, because they have not searched for your laws.

Psalm 38:8

I am numb and completely devastated. I roar because my heart’s in turmoil.

Psalm 55:2

Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am confused

Psalm 85:9

Indeed, his salvation is near those who fear him, and ⌞his⌟ glory will remain in our land.

Isaiah 38:14

I chirped like swallows and cranes. I cooed like doves. My eyes were tired from looking up to heaven. I’ve suffered miserably, O Lord! Please help me!

Isaiah 51:20

Your children have fainted. They lie sleeping at every street corner. They are like an antelope caught in a net. They experience the anger of the Lord, the fury of your God.

Isaiah 59:14

Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty can’t come in.

Isaiah 59:8

They don’t know the way of peace. There’s no justice on their highways. They’ve made their paths crooked. Whoever walks on them will never know peace.

Isaiah 59:9

That is why justice is far from us, and righteousness doesn’t reach us. We hope for light, but we walk in darkness. We hope for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

Jeremiah 8:15

We hoped for peace, but nothing good has happened. We hoped for a time of healing, but there’s only terror.

Jeremiah 9:1

“I wish that my head were ⌞filled with⌟ water and my eyes were a fountain of tears so that I could cry day and night for my dear people who have been killed.

Lamentations 3:17

“My soul has been kept from enjoying peace. I have forgotten what happiness is.

Ezekiel 7:16

Those who survive will escape to the mountains. They will moan like doves in the valleys. They will moan because of their sins.

Hosea 7:14

They don’t pray to me sincerely, even though they cry in their beds and make cuts on their bodies while praying for grain and new wine. They have turned against me.

Nahum 2:7

The Lord has determined: “It will be stripped. It will be carried away. Its young women will be mourning like doves as they beat their breasts.”

Nahum 2:8

Nineveh was like a pool of water from its first day on. But now its people are fleeing. “Stop! Stop!” But no one turns around.