Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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 To number our days so make known, and we shall bring the heart to wisdom. 13 Turn back, O Jehovah, how long? and have pity upon thy servants. 14 Satisfy us in the morning with thy mercy, and we shall rejoice and be glad in all our days.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:36

For Jehovah will judge his people, And upon his servants will he have compassion; When he shall see that the hand has failed, And nothing detained and left

Psalm 135:14

For Jehovah will judge his people, and he will compassion upon his servants.

Psalm 106:45

And he will remember his covenant to them, and he will console according to the multitude of his mercy.

Psalm 80:14

O God of armies, turn back now: look from the heavens and see, and review this vine;

Amos 7:3

Jehovah lamented for this: It shall not be, said Jehovah.

Amos 7:6

Jehovah lamented for this: Also this shall not be, said the Lord Jehovah.

Jonah 3:9

Who shall know God will turn back and lament, and turning back from the burning of his anger and we shall not perish?

Exodus 32:12

Lest the Egyptians shall speak, saying, With evil he brought them forth to kill them in the mountains, and to finish them from the face of the earth. Turn back from the heat of thy wrath, and repent concerning evil towards thy people

Exodus 32:14

And Jehovah repented concerning the evil which he spake to do to his people.

Psalm 6:3-4

My soul trembled exceedingly: and thou, O Jehovah, how long?

Psalm 74:10

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

Psalm 89:46

How long, O Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself forever? Shall thy wrath burn as fire?

Jeremiah 12:15

And it was after my tearing them up I will turn back and compassionate them, and cause them to dwell a man to his inheritance, and a man to his land.

Hosea 11:8

How shall I give thee up, O Ephraim? Shall I deliver thee over, O Israel? How shall I give thee as the earth? Shall I set thee as roes? My heart was turned upon me; my grievings were kindled together.

Joel 2:13-14

And rend your heart and not your garments, and turn back to Jehovah your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, slow of anger and of much kindness, and lamenting on account of the evil.

Zechariah 1:16

For this, thus said Jehovah: I turned back to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, says Jehovah of armies, and a cord shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

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