Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
LORD, how long wilt thou be angry? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire forever?
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?
Julia Smith Translation
How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry forever? shall thy jealousy burn as 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?
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 are become an open shame unto our enemies, a very scorn and derision unto them that are round about us. 5 LORD, how long wilt thou be angry? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire forever? 6 Pour out thine indignation upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 89:46
LORD, how long wilt thou hide thyself? Forever? And shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Psalm 74:1
{An Instruction of Asaph} O God, wherefore doest thou cast us so clean away? Why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalm 85:5
Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? Wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another?
Deuteronomy 29:20
"And so the LORD will not be merciful unto him, but then the wrath of the LORD and his jealousy, smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book light upon him, and the LORD do out his name from under heaven,
Zephaniah 3:8
Therefore ye shall wait upon me, sayeth the LORD, until the time that I stand up: for I am determined, to gather the people and to bring the kingdoms together, that I may pour out mine anger, yea all my wrathful displeasure upon them. For all the world shall be consumed with the fire of my jealousy.
Psalm 74:9-10
We see not our tokens. There is not one prophet more; no, not one is there among us, that understandeth any more.
Psalm 80:4
O LORD God of Hosts, how long wilt thou be angry over the prayer of thy people?
Ezekiel 36:5
Yea, even thus sayeth the LORD God: In the fire of my jealousy have I taken a device against the residue of the Gentiles, and against all Edom: which have taken in my land unto themselves for a possession: which also rejoiced from their whole heart with a despiteful stomach, to waste it, and to spoil it.
Deuteronomy 32:16
They angered him with strange gods, and with abominations provoked him.
Deuteronomy 32:22
For fire is kindled in my wrath: and shall burn unto the bottom of hell; and shall consume the earth with her increase; and set afire the bottoms of the mountains.
Psalm 13:1-2
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalm 103:9
He will not alwayS be chiding, neither keepeth he his anger forever.
Isaiah 64:9
Be not too sore displeased, O LORD, and keep not our offenses too long in thy remembrance: but consider that we all are thy people.
Micah 7:18
Where is there such a God as thou? That pardonest wickedness, and forgivest the offenses of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever. And why? His delight is to have compassion.
Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in that wrathful day of the LORD, but the whole land shall be consumed through the fire of his jealousy: for he shall soon make clean riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Revelation 6:10
and they cried with a loud voice saying, "How long tarriest thou Lord holy and true, to judge and to avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?"