Isaiah 38:14
Like a swallow or a crane I chirp, I moan like a dove. My eyes look weakly upward. O Lord, I am oppressed, so stand up for me!
Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears; we sigh mournfully like doves. We look for justice, but there is none, and for deliverance, but it's far from us.
Job 30:29
I've become a brother to jackals, and a friend to ostriches.
Psalm 69:3
I am exhausted from calling for help. My throat is parched. My eyes are strained from looking for God.
Psalm 119:122-123
Back up your servant in a positive way; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Ezekiel 7:16
Fugitives will escape to the mountains like doves fleeing through the valleys, all of them moaning because of their own iniquity.
Nahum 2:7
It has been determined: The woman is unveiled and sent away, her servant girls mourn. Beating their breasts, they whimper like doves.
Job 17:3
Offer, then, some collateral on my behalf. Is there anyone who will be my guarantor?
Psalm 102:4-7
Withered like grass, my heart is overwhelmed, and I have even forgotten to eat my food.
Psalm 119:82
My eyes grow weary with respect to what you have promised I keep asking, "When will you comfort me?"
Psalm 123:1-4
To you, who sit enthroned in heaven, I lift up my eyes.
Psalm 143:7
Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit is failing. Do not hide your face from me; otherwise, I will become like those who descend to the Pit,
Lamentations 4:17
Our eyes failed, searching in vain for hope; we kept watching and looking for a nation that would not help.