5 occurrences
'Longing' in the Bible
O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble and oppressed;You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to hear,
For He satisfies the parched throat,And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.
My soul is crushed with longingFor Your ordinances at all times.
Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.For the Lord is a God of justice;Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].
“How weakened by longing and lust is your heart (mind),” says the Lord God, “while you do all these things, the actions of a bold and brazen prostitute.
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Definition
Usage
ἐπιποθέω
Epipotheo
Epipotheo
greatly desire , long , earnestly desire , long after , greatly long after , lust , desire , longed after
Usage: 9
μακροθυμέω
Makrothumeo
Makrothumeo
be patient , have patience , have long patience , bear long , suffer long , be longsuffering , patiently endure
Usage: 7
μηκέτι
meketi
meketi
Usage: 16
ὅσος
Hosos
Hosos
as many as , whatsoever , that , whatsoever things , whatsoever as long as , how great things , what ,
Usage: 76
τοσοῦτος
Tosoutos
Tosoutos
Usage: 17