Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Return, Yahweh, oh how long? And have compassion upon 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.

A Conservative Version

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

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 How to number our days, so grant us to know, That we may win us a heart that hath wisdom. 13 Return, Yahweh, oh how long? And have compassion upon thy servants; 14 Satisfy us, in the morning, with thy lovingkindness, That we may shout aloud and be glad, Throughout all our days.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:36

For Yahweh will vindicate his people, And upon his servants, will have compassion, - When he seeth that strength is exhausted, And there is no one shut up or at large,

Psalm 135:14

For Yahweh will vindicate his people, - and, on his servants, have compassion.

Psalm 106:45

Then remembered he, for them, his covenant, and was moved to pity, according to the abounding of his lovingkindnesses;

Psalm 80:14

O God of hosts, return, we pray thee, - Look down out of the heavens, and see, And inspect this vine:

Amos 7:3

Grieved was Yahweh, over this, - It shall not be, said Yahweh?

Amos 7:6

Grieved was Yahweh, over this, - Even this, shall not be, said My Lord, Yahweh.

Jonah 3:9

Who knoweth whether God himself - may turn and grieve, - and turn away from the glow of his anger, that we perish not?

Exodus 32:12

Wherefore should the Egyptians speak saying - For mischief, hath he taken them forth to slay them among the mountains, and to make an end of them from off the face of the ground? Turn thou from the kindling of thine anger, and be grieved over the calamity to thy people,

Exodus 32:14

So then Yahweh was grieved, - over the calamity - which he had spoken of inflicting on his people.

Psalm 6:3-4

Yea, my soul, is dismayed greatly, Thou, then, O Yahweh - how long?

Psalm 74:10

How long, O God, shall the adversary, reproach? Shall the enemy revile thy Name perpetually?

Psalm 89:46

How long, O Yahweh, Wilt thou hide thyself utterly? Shall thine indignation, burn like fire?

Jeremiah 12:15

And it shall come to pass after I bare uprooted them, I will again have compassion upon them, - and will bring them back - Every man - to his own inheritance and Every man - to his own land.

Hosea 11:8

How can I give thee up, Ephraim? abandon thee Israel? How can I make thee as Admah? set thee as Zeboim? Mine own heart, turneth against me, at once, are kindled my compassions.

Joel 2:13-14

And rend your heart, and not your garments, turn therefore, unto Yahweh your God, - for, gracious and full of compassion, is he, slow to anger, and abundant in loving- kindness, and will grieve over calamity.

Zechariah 1:16

Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, I have returned to Jerusalem, with compassions,, My house, shall be built therein, declareth Yahweh of hosts, and, a line, shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

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