Isaiah 59:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

We are always complaining; we growl like bears and moan like doves. We are waiting for justice, but there is none. We are waiting to be saved, but salvation is still far away.

Cross References

Isaiah 38:14

I cried like a bird and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired, but I continued looking to the heavens. Lord, I am so depressed. Promise to help me.”

Ezekiel 7:16

“But some people will escape. The survivors will run to the mountains, but they will not be happy. They will be sad for all their sins. They will cry and make sad noises like doves.

Hosea 7:14

They never call to me from their hearts. Yes, they cry on their beds. And they cut themselves when they ask for grain and new wine. But in their hearts, they have turned away from me.

Jeremiah 9:1

If my head were filled with water, and if my eyes were a fountain of tears, I would cry day and night for my people who have been destroyed.

Jeremiah 8:15

We hoped to have peace, but nothing good has come. We hoped that he would forgive us, but only disaster has come.

Isaiah 59:9

All fairness and goodness is gone. There is only darkness around us, so we must wait for the light. We hope for a bright light, but all we have is darkness.

Isaiah 51:20

Your people became weak. They fell on the ground and lay there. They were lying on every street corner, like animals caught in a net. They were punished by the Lord’s anger until they could not accept any more punishment. When God said he would give them more punishment, they became very weak.

Psalm 119:155

The wicked have no hope of being saved, because they don’t follow your laws.

Psalm 85:9

He will soon save his faithful followers. His glory will again live in our land.

Psalm 38:8

I hurt so much I cannot feel anything. My pounding heart makes me scream!

Psalm 55:2

Please listen and answer me. Let me speak to you and tell you what upsets me.

Isaiah 59:8

You don’t know how to live in peace. You don’t do what is right and fair. You are crooked, and anyone who lives like that will never know true peace.

Isaiah 59:14

We pushed Justice away. Fairness stands off in the distance. Truth has fallen in the streets. Goodness is not allowed in the city.

Lamentations 3:17

I thought I would never have peace again. I forgot about good things.

Nahum 2:7

The enemy takes away the queen, and her slave girls moan sadly like doves. They beat their breasts to show their sadness.

Psalm 119:150

Here come those who have evil plans to hurt me. They live far away from your teachings.

Nahum 2:8

Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. People yell, “Stop! Stop running away!” But it does not do any good.