831 occurrences in 13 translations

'Long' in the Bible

They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.

Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

Also the cattle of the field long for Thee, For dried up have been streams of water, And fire hath consumed comely places of a wilderness!'

Woe to you who long for the Day of the Lord!What will the Day of the Lord be for you?It will be darkness and not light.

"At that time I will restore David's fallen tent, restoring its torn places. I will restore its ruins, rebuilding it as it was long ago,

Even though the inhabitants of Maroth long for success, nevertheless evil descended from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.

Use your rod to shepherd your people, the flock that belongs to you, that lives alone in the forest of Carmel. Let them find pasture in Bashan and Gilead, as they did long ago.

You will show loyalty to Jacoband faithful love to Abraham,as You swore to our fathersfrom days long ago.

Draw water for a [long, continued] siege!Strengthen your fortresses!Go down to the clay pits, trample the mortar!Prepare the brick kiln [to burn bricks for the rampart]!

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.

And it will come about at that time, that I will go searching through Jerusalem with lights; and I will send punishment on the men who have become like wine stored over-long, who say to themselves, The Lord will not do good and will not do evil.

Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”

“What do you see?” he asked me.“I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “30 feet long and 15 feet wide.”

Then he said to me, This is the curse which goes out over the face of all the land: for long enough has every thief gone without punishment, and long enough has every taker of false oaths gone without punishment.

"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all.

Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them the [exact] time the star [had first] appeared.

"You have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You are not to commit murder,' and, "Whoever murders will be subject to punishment.'

"Again, you have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You must not swear an oath falsely,' but, "You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way."

About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

“For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions.

Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Greetings (rejoice), Rabbi!” And he kissed Him [in a deliberate act of betrayal].

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a long distance.”

And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

Soon on His feet once more, He enters the district of Judaea and crosses the Jordan: again the people flock to Him, and ere long, as was usual with Him, He was teaching them once more.

And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,

They began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

And Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and having called near the centurion, did question him if he were long dead,

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

Not long after this, Mary rose up and went in haste into the hill country to a town in Judah.

in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

“Master,” Simon replied, “we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing! But at Your word, I’ll let down the nets.”

And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

Now a man named Jairus, a synagogue official, came [to Him]; and he fell at Jesus’ feet and began begging Him to come to his house;

while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

They answered, "John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen."

"As for you, store these my sayings in your memory; for, before long, the Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men."

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!

But if that servant says to himself, "My master is taking a long time to come back,' and begins to beat the other servants and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

Shouldn't this woman, a descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"

and if not so -- he being yet a long way off -- having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.

And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

Then He told the disciples: “The days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you won’t see it.

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are firmly convinced that John was a prophet.”

Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

As long as you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." After Jesus had said this, he went away and hid from them.

They kept coming up to him and saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!" Then they began to slap him on the face.

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer clothes and made four parts, a part for each soldier, and also the tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven [in one piece] from the top throughout.

"Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the voice of David about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus,

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and so that he may send you Jesus, whom he appointed long ago to be the Messiah.

As long as it remained unsold, wasn't it your own? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? So how could you have thought of doing what you did? You didn't lie only to men, but also to God!"

Not long ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about 400 men rallied to him. He was killed, and all his partisans were dispersed and came to nothing.

Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!

And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

And there they abode long time with the disciples.

After a long debate, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐπιποθέω 
Epipotheo 
Usage: 9

μακροθυμέω 
Makrothumeo 
Usage: 7

στολή 
Stole 
Usage: 5

ארך 
'orek 
length , long , ever , as long as , high
Usage: 95

עד 
`ad 
by, as long, hitherto, when, how long, as yet
Usage: 784

רחק רחוק 
Rachowq 
Usage: 85

אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 26

אף 
'aph 
Usage: 276

ארך 
'arak 
Usage: 34

ארך 
'arek 
Usage: 15

ארך 
'arok 
Usage: 3

בּוּשׁ 
Buwsh 
Usage: 119

חכה 
Chakah 
Usage: 14

ישׁן 
Yashen 
Usage: 19

כּסף 
Kacaph 
Usage: 6

מה מ־ מ־ מה מה 
Mah 
Usage: 751

מתי 
Mathay 
Usage: 40

עד עוד 
`owd 
Usage: 483

עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

עם 
`im 
with, unto, by, as long, neither, from between, from among
Usage: 1061

רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

רב 
Rob 
Usage: 153

רבה 
Rabah 
Usage: 224

שׁקק 
Shaqaq 
Usage: 6

תּקוה 
Tiqvah 
Usage: 34

ἔκπαλαι 
Ekpalai 
of a long time , of old
Usage: 2

ἐπιπόθητος 
Epipothetos 
Usage: 1

ἔτι 
Eti 
Usage: 75

ἱκανός 
Hikanos 
Usage: 39

κομάω 
Komao 
Usage: 1

μακροθυμία 
Makrothumia 
Usage: 14

μακρός 
Makros 
long , far
Usage: 0

μακροχρόνιος 
Makrochronios 
Usage: 1

μηκέτι 
meketi 
no more , no longer , henceforth not , no , no ... henceforward , hereafter ,
Usage: 16

ὅσος 
Hosos 
Usage: 76

ὅταν 
Hotan 
when , as soon as , as long as , that , whensoever , while , till
Usage: 49

πάλαι 
Palai 
long ago , any while , a great while ago , old , in time past , of old
Usage: 4

πόσος 
Posos 
Usage: 9

πότε 
Pote 
Usage: 7

τοσοῦτος 
Tosoutos 
so much , so great , so many , so long , as large , these many , so many things
Usage: 17

χρονίζω 
Chronizo 
Usage: 2

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