Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry forever? shall thy jealousy burn as fire?
New American Standard Bible
Will Your
King James Version
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Holman Bible
Will Your jealousy keep burning like fire?
International Standard Version
How long, LORD, will you be angry? Forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
A Conservative Version
How long, O LORD? will thou be angry forever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
American Standard Version
How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Amplified
How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?
Darby Translation
How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
King James 2000
How long, LORD? will you be angry forever? shall your jealousy burn like fire?
Lexham Expanded Bible
How long, O Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
Modern King James verseion
How long, O Jehovah? Will You be angry forever? Shall Your jealousy burn like fire?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
LORD, how long wilt thou be angry? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire forever?
NET Bible
How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?
New Heart English Bible
How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
The Emphasized Bible
How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou be angry utterly? Shall thy jealousy, burn like fire?
Webster
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
World English Bible
How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?
Youngs Literal Translation
Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.
Themes
Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » Sometimes prolonged
Anger of God » Removal of, should be prayed for
Topics
References
Easton
Morish
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 79:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Faith Amid Confusion
4 We were a reproach to our neighbors, a derision and scorn to those being round about us. 5 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry forever? shall thy jealousy burn as fire? 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations which knew thee not, and upon the kingdoms which called not upon thy name.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 89:46
How long, O Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself forever? Shall thy wrath burn as fire?
Psalm 74:1
Understanding to Asaph. Wherefore, O God, didst thou reject forever? will thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy feeding?
Psalm 85:5
Wilt thou be angry with us forever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to generation and generation?
Deuteronomy 29:20
Jehovah shall not be willing to forgive him, for then the anger of Jehovah shall smoke, and his jealousy against that man, and every curse written in this book lay upon him, and Jehovah wiped out his name from under the heavens.
Zephaniah 3:8
For this, wait for me, says Jehovah, to the day of my rising up for a testimony: for my judgment is to assemble the nations for my gathering the kingdoms to pour upon them my wrath, all the burning of mine anger: for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be devoured.
Psalm 74:9-10
We saw not our signs, no more a prophet: and not with us will it be known how long.
Psalm 80:4
O Jehovah, God of armies, how long didst thou smoke against the prayer of thy people?
Ezekiel 36:5
For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: If not in the fire of my jealousy I spake against the rest of the nations and against all Edom who gave my land to them for a possession with joy of all the heart, with contempt of soul for casting it out for plunder.
Deuteronomy 32:16
He will cause him to be jealous with strangers, With abominations they will irritate him.
Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire was kindled in mine anger. And it shall burn to the lowest hades, And it shall consume the land and its produce, And it shall burn the foundations of the mountains.
Psalm 13:1-2
To the overseer; chanting of David.
Psalm 103:9
He will not contend forever; he will not keep forever.
Isaiah 64:9
Thou wilt not be angry, O Jehovah, even greatly, and not forever wilt thou remember iniquity: behold, look now, Ye are all thy people.
Micah 7:18
Who is God as thee, lifting up iniquity and passing by transgression to the remnant of his inheritance? he held not his anger forever for he delighted in mercy.
Zephaniah 1:18
Also their silver also their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Jehovah; and all the land shall be consumed by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make a completion even sudden of all dwelling in the land.
Revelation 6:10
And they cried with a great voice, saying, Till when, Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood of them dwelling upon earth