“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
59:11 Mourn - Their oppressing governors made the wicked roar like bears, and the good mourn like doves.
We roare all like beares, and mourne sore like doues: we looke for iudgement, but there is none; for saluation, but it is farre off from vs.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
All of us growl like bears, And moan sadly like doves; We hope for justice, but there is none, For salvation, {but} it is far from us.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
We make noises of grief, like bears, and sad sounds like doves: we are looking for our right, but it is not there; for salvation, but it is far from us.
- Basic English Bible
We roar all like bears, and mourn grievously like doves: we look for judgment, and there is none; for salvation, [but] it is far from us.
- Darby Bible
We all roar like bears, and mourn bitterly like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.
- Webster's Bible
We roar all like bears, and moan bitterly like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
- World English Bible
We make a noise as bears -- all of us, And as doves we coo sorely; We wait for judgment, and there is none, For salvation -- it hath been far from us.
- Youngs Literal Bible
We all growl like bears, and mourn sore like doves; we look for right, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible