Isaiah 59:11 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

נֶהֱמֶ֤ה כַדֻּבִּים֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים הָגֹ֣ה נֶהְגֶּ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ וָאַ֔יִן לִֽישׁוּעָ֖ה רָחֲקָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

We all growl like bears, And mourn sore like doves; We look for right, but there is none; For salvation, but it is far off from us.

Rashi on Isaiah

we moan Heb. הָגֹה נֶהְגֶה, an expression of wailing.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

We roar, etc. We cry, but nobody comes to our assistance, nobody comes to do us justice.
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