Isaiah 59:11

New King James Version

We all growl like bears, And moan sadly like doves; We look for justice, but there is none; For salvation, but it is far from us.

Cross References

Isaiah 38:14

Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered; I mourned like a dove; My eyes fail from looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; Undertake for me!

Ezekiel 7:16

‘Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains Like doves of the valleys, All of them mourning, Each for his iniquity.

Hosea 7:14

They did not cry out to Me with their heart When they wailed upon their beds. “They assemble together for grain and new wine, They rebel against Me;

Jeremiah 9:1

Oh, that my head were waters, And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!

Jeremiah 8:15

“We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble!

Isaiah 59:9

Therefore justice is far from us, Nor does righteousness overtake us; We look for light, but there is darkness! For brightness, but we walk in blackness!

Isaiah 51:20

Your sons have fainted, They lie at the head of all the streets, Like an antelope in a net; They are full of the fury of the Lord, The rebuke of your God.

Psalm 119:155

Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.

Psalm 85:9

Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.

Psalm 38:8

I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.

Psalm 55:2

Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,

Isaiah 59:8

The way of peace they have not known, And there is no justice in their ways; They have made themselves crooked paths; Whoever takes that way shall not know peace.

Isaiah 59:14

Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter.

Lamentations 3:17

You have moved my soul far from peace; I have forgotten prosperity.

Nahum 2:7

It is decreed: She shall be led away captive, She shall be brought up; And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves, Beating their breasts.

Psalm 119:150

They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your law.

Nahum 2:8

Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water, Now they flee away. “Halt! Halt!” they cry; But no one turns back.