Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Return, O LORD. How long? And relent concerning thy servants.

New American Standard Bible

Do return, O Lord; how long will it be?
And be sorry for Your servants.

King James Version

Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Holman Bible

Lord—how long?
Turn and have compassion on Your servants.

International Standard Version

Please return, LORD! When will it be? Comfort your servants.

American Standard Version

Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Amplified


Turn, O Lord [from Your fierce anger]; how long will it be?
Be compassionate toward Your servants—revoke Your sentence.

Darby Translation

Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Julia Smith Translation

Turn back, O Jehovah, how long? and have pity upon thy servants.

King James 2000

Return, O LORD, how long? and may you have compassion concerning your servants.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Return, O Yahweh. How long? And have compassion on your servants.

Modern King James verseion

Return, O Jehovah! How long? And give pity to Your servants.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Turn thee again, O LORD, at the last, and be gracious unto thy servants.

NET Bible

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

New Heart English Bible

Relent, LORD. How long? Have compassion on your servants.

The Emphasized Bible

Return, Yahweh, oh how long? And have compassion upon thy servants;

Webster

Return, O LORD, how long? and repent thou concerning thy servants.

World English Bible

Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

Youngs Literal Translation

Turn back, O Jehovah, till when? And repent concerning Thy servants.

References

Context Readings

Eternal God And Mortal Man

12 So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom. 13 Return, O LORD. How long? And relent concerning thy servants. 14 O satisfy us in the morning with thy loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:36

For LORD will judge his people, and regrets for his servants, when he sees that [their] power is gone, and there is none [remaining], shut up or left at large.

Psalm 135:14

For LORD will judge his people, and will relent concerning his servants.

Psalm 106:45

And he remembered his covenant for them, and relented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

Psalm 80:14

Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts. Look down from heaven, and, behold, and visit this vine,

Amos 7:3

LORD relented concerning this. It shall not be, says LORD.

Amos 7:6

LORD relented concerning this. This also shall not be, says lord LORD.

Jonah 3:9

Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we not perish?

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, He brought them forth for evil, to kill them on the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and relent of this evil against thy people.

Exodus 32:14

And LORD relented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.

Psalm 6:3-4

My soul also is greatly troubled. And thou, O LORD, how long?

Psalm 74:10

How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name forever?

Psalm 89:46

How long, O LORD? Will thou hide thyself forever? Shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Jeremiah 12:15

And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them. And I will bring them again, each man to his heritage, and each man to his land.

Hosea 11:8

How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [How] shall I cast thee off, Israel? How shall I make thee as Admah? [How] shall I set thee as Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me. My compassions are kindled together.

Joel 2:13-14

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents of the evil.

Zechariah 1:16

Therefore thus says LORD: I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies. My house shall be built in it, says LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

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