11 occurrences

'Long' in the Bible

"Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!

Verse ConceptsDesire For DeathHear Prayer!

Will you never look away from me, will you not let me alone long enough to swallow my spittle?

Verse ConceptsSalivaGod Seeing All PeopleLeave Us Alone

"How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?

You will call and I -- I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made.

Verse ConceptsAnswering GodGod's Desires

"How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk.

Verse ConceptsMere Talk

Far from where people live he sinks a shaft, in places travelers have long forgotten, far from other people he dangles and sways.

Verse ConceptsFeetSwinging

My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long.

Verse ConceptsBranches, Figurative UsesdewMetaphorical Watering

Do not long for the cover of night to drag people away from their homes.

Verse ConceptsProvision Of NightRemoving People From Your Life

Bible Theasaurus

Interminable (1 instance)
Lengthened (4 instances)
Lengthy (7 instances)
Yearn (23 instances)

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