Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

How long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space?

New American Standard Bible

Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

King James Version

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Holman Bible

Will You ever look away from me,
or leave me alone long enough to swallow?

International Standard Version

Why won't you look away from me? Why don't you leave me alone so I can swallow my saliva?

A Conservative Version

How long will thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

American Standard Version

How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Amplified


“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me [it plagues me],
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

Darby Translation

How long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Julia Smith Translation

How long wilt thou not look away from me? wilt thou not desist from me even to my swallowing down my spittle?

King James 2000

How long will you not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Lexham Expanded Bible

{How long} will you not turn away from me? [Or] not leave me alone until I swallow my spit?

Modern King James verseion

Until when will You look away from me, nor let me alone until I swallow down my spittle?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Why goest thou not from me, nor lettest me alone, so long till I swallow down my spittle?

NET Bible

Will you never look away from me, will you not let me alone long enough to swallow my spittle?

New Heart English Bible

How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?

The Emphasized Bible

How long wilt thou not look away from me? Wilt thou not let me alone, till I can swallow my spittle?

Webster

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow my spittle?

World English Bible

How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?

Youngs Literal Translation

How long dost Thou not look from me? Thou dost not desist till I swallow my spittle.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מה מ־ מ־ מה מה 
Mah 
Usage: 751

wilt thou not depart
שׁעה 
Sha`ah 
Usage: 15

from me, nor let me alone
רפה 
Raphah 
Usage: 46

בּלע 
Bala` 
Usage: 49

Context Readings

Don'T Forget!

18 And that your hand is on him every morning, and that you are testing him every minute? 19 How long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space? 20 If I have done wrong, what have I done to you, O keeper of men? why have you made me a mark for your blows, so that I am a weariness to myself?



Cross References

Job 9:18

He would not let me take my breath, but I would be full of bitter grief.

Job 14:6

Let your eyes be turned away from him, and take your hand from him, so that he may have pleasure at the end of his day, like a servant working for payment.

Psalm 6:3

My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?

Psalm 13:1-3

Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

Psalm 94:3

How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners have joy over us?

Revelation 6:10

And they gave a great cry, saying, How long will it be, O Ruler, holy and true, before you take your place as judge and give punishment for our blood to those on the earth?

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