Isaiah 59:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
We all
כֻּלָּ֔נוּ (kul·lā·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

growl
נֶהֱמֶ֤ה (ne·hĕ·meh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 1993: To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor

like bears
כַדֻּבִּים֙ (ḵad·dub·bîm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1677: The bear

and moan
הָגֹ֣ה (hā·ḡōh)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 1897: To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse

like doves.
וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים (wə·ḵay·yō·w·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3123: A dove

We hope
נְקַוֶּ֤ה (nə·qaw·weh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect

for justice,
לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ (lam·miš·pāṭ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

but [find] none,
וָאַ֔יִן (wā·’a·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

for salvation,
לִֽישׁוּעָ֖ה (lî·šū·‘āh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3444: Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity

but it is far
רָחֲקָ֥ה (rā·ḥă·qāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

from us.
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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