Verse Comparison: Isaiah 59:11
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
We all groan {and} growl like bears and moan plaintively like doves. We look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.
Contemporary English Version
We growl like bears and mourn like doves. We hope for justice and victory, but they escape us.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
We are frightened and distressed. We long for God to save us from oppression and wrong, but nothing happens.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
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 International Version
We all growl like bears;
we moan mournfully like doves.
We look for justice, but find none;
for deliverance, but it is far away.
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All of us growl like bears, And moan sadly like doves; We hope for justice, but we find none, For salvation, but it stays far from us.
Revised Standard Version
We all growl like bears, we moan and moan like doves; we look for justice, but there is 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.
