Isaiah 59:11

We groan (lament) like [hungry] bears
and coo sadly (mutter grumbling – Hebr. hagah hagah) like doves.
We seek justice, but there is none,
we seek salvation, but it is far from us.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

נֶהֱמֶה   כַדֻּבִּים   כֻּלָּנוּ   וְכַיּוֹנִים   הָגֹה   נֶהְגֶּה   נְקַוֶּה   לַמִּשְׁפָּט   וָאַיִן   לִישׁוּעָה   רָחֲקָה   מִמֶּנּוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὡς ἄρκος καὶ ὡς περιστερὰ ἅμα πορεύσονται ἀνεμείναμεν κρίσιν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν σωτηρία μακρὰν ἀφέστηκεν ἀφ᾽ ἡμῶν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H1993
נֶהֱמֶ֤ה (neeme)
to roar
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H9004
H1677
כַ (kha)
דֻּבִּים֙ (dubim)
like
bear
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Rd
Ncmpa
H3605
H9025
כֻּלָּ֔ (kula)
נוּ (no)
all
our
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Ncbsc
Sp1bp
H9002
H9004
H3123
וְ (ve)
כַ (kha)
יּוֹנִ֖ים (jvónim)
and
like
dove
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

C
Rd
Ncmpa
H1897
הָגֹ֣ה (hagóh)
to mutter
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqaa
H1897
נֶהְגֶּ֑ה (neege)
to mutter
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H6960a
נְקַוֶּ֤ה (neqaoe)
to await
Verb Verb
piel 1p pl. piel first person plural

Vpi1cp
H9005
H4941
לַ (la)
מִּשְׁפָּט֙ (mishepat)
to
justice
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa
H9002
H0369
וָ (va)
אַ֔יִן (ajin)
and
nothing
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncbsa
H9005
H3444
לִֽ (li)
ישׁוּעָ֖ה (jshoah)
to
salvation
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncfsa
H7368
רָחֲקָ֥ה (rachaqah)
to remove
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p sing. qal qatal third person feminine singular

Vqp3fs
H4480a
H9035
H9016
מִמֶּֽ (mime)
נּוּ (no)
׃
from
us
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Rd
Sp1bp

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