Isaiah 59:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 59:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 59:11 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 59:11 — KJV
“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.”
— Isaiah 59:11 (KJV)
Isaiah 59:11 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 59:11
“[To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning helping...: Heb. my salvation”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 59:11: roar, salvation, far
“My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. sore: Heb. stroke my kinsmen: or, my neighbours”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 59:11: sore, far, off
“By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 59:11: salvation, far, off
“O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. Execute: Heb. Judge”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 59:11: like, judgment, none
“But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 59:11: none, far, off
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