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11 All of us growl like bears,
And (A)moan sadly like doves;
We hope for (B)justice, but there is none,
For salvation, but it is far from us.

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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.

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So it stands fixed:
She is exiled, she is carried away,
And her maidservants are (A)moaning like the sound of doves,
(B)Beating on their hearts.

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It is decreed[a] that Nineveh
    be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan(A) like doves
    and beat on their breasts.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.