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Isaiah 59:11-13
New International Reader's Version
Isaiah 59:11-13
New International Reader's Version
11 All of us growl like hungry bears.
We sound like doves as we mourn.
We want the Lord to do what is fair and save us.
But he doesn’t do it.
We long for him to set us free.
But the time for that seems far away.
12 That’s because we’ve done so many things he considers wrong.
Our sins prove that we are guilty.
The wrong things we’ve done are always troubling us.
We admit that we have sinned.
13 We’ve refused to obey the Lord.
We’ve made evil plans against him.
We’ve turned our backs on our God.
We’ve stirred up conflict and refused to follow him.
We’ve told lies that came from our own minds.
Isaiah 59:11-13
New International Version
Isaiah 59:11-13
New International Version
11 We all growl like bears;
we moan mournfully like doves.(A)
We look for justice, but find none;
for deliverance, but it is far away.
12 For our offenses(B) are many in your sight,
and our sins testify(C) against us.
Our offenses are ever with us,
and we acknowledge our iniquities:(D)
13 rebellion(E) and treachery against the Lord,
turning our backs(F) on our God,
inciting revolt and oppression,(G)
uttering lies(H) our hearts have conceived.
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