Isaiah

Isaiah 59:11

¹¹We all growl like bears

and moan like doves.

We hope for justice, but find none,

for salvation, but it is far from us.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We all	כֻּלָּ֔נוּ	kul·lā·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3605 the whole, all
growl	נֶהֱמֶ֤ה	ne·hĕ·meh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like bears	כַדֻּבִּים֙	ḵad·dub·bîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1677 bear
and moan	הָגֹ֣ה	hā·ḡōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
like doves	וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים	wə·ḵay·yō·w·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H3123 dove
We hope	נְקַוֶּ֤ה	nə·qaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6960 wait for
for justice	לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙	lam·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
but	וָאַ֔יִן	wā·’a·yin	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
for salvation	לִֽישׁוּעָ֖ה	lî·šū·‘āh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H3444 salvation
but it is far	רָחֲקָ֥ה	rā·ḥă·qāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from us	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃	mim·men·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.