18 Bible Verses about Divine Delays

([Psalm of David]) How long, O Jehovah? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

I am oppressed and needy. May Jehovah think of me. You are my help and my salvation. O my God, do not delay!

I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

My eyes fail with longing for your word, while I say: When will you comfort me?

When he heard the news he stayed where he was for two days.

Martha said to Jesus: Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died.

Be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and late rains.

Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness. He is longsuffering (patient) toward you. He does not wish that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.

I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.

Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.

But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now.

Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.

For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.

So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil?

But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.

If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down.

They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.