18 Bible Verses about Divine Delays

To the overseer; chanting of David.

And I am poor and needy, Jehovah will think upon me: thou my help and my deliverer; thou will not delay, O my God.

I was wearied in my calling, my throat was dried up: mine eyes failed waiting for my God.

Mine eyes failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

When therefore he heard that he is sick, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days.

Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

Therefore be longsuffering, brethren, even to the arrival of the Lord. Behold, the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, being longsuffering for it, even till he should receive the early and late rain.

The Lord puts not off the solemn promise, as some deem slowness; but is lonsuffering to us, not willing any to perish, but all should have room for repentance.

And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now.

But in thy days I will not do it for sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son will I rend it

Thou sawest that Ahab humbled himself from before me. Because that he humbled. himself from before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: in the days of his sons I will bring the evil upon his house.

And Jehovah will compassionate them, and he will pity them, and he will turn to them on account of his covenant with Abraham, Isaak, and Jacob; and he would not destroy them, and he cast them not from his face even till now.

Because a decree was not done quickly upon an evil work, for this the heart of the sons of man was filled in them to do evil.

For sake of my name I will delay Mine anger; I will be muzzled towards thee, not cutting thee of

And he said to the vine-dresser, Behold, three years I am come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find not: cut it off; wherefore also does it leave the earth unemployed?

And he having answered says to him, Lord, let it go also this year, till I shall dig round it, and cast dung:

Whereas also it might bear fruit: and if not, afterwards thou shalt cut it off.

They having been once unbelieving, when the longsuffering of God waited in Noah's days, the ark being prepared, in which few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.