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Psalms 79:5

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— How long, O LORD, wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou be angry utterly? Shall thy jealousy, burn like fire?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— How long, O Lord, wilt thou be angry for ever: shall thy zeal be kindled like a fire?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Lord, howe long wilt thou be angrie, for euer? shall thy gelousie burne like fire?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— How long, LORD, wilt thou be angry, for euer? shall thy ielousie burne like fire?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— How long, O LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy anger burn like fire?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— How long, O Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— How long, Yahweh? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
How long, x5704
(5704) Complement
עַד
`ad
{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with).
x4100
(4100) Complement
מָּה
mah
{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
Yähwè יָהוֶה? 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
wilt thou be angry 599
{0599} Prime
אָנַף
'anaph
{aw-naf'}
A primitive root; to breathe hard, that is, be enraged.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
for ever? 5331
{5331} Prime
נֶצַח
netsach
{neh'-tsakh}
From H5329; properly a goal, that is, the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (that is, to the most distant point of view).
shall thy jealousy 7068
{7068} Prime
קִנְאָה
qin'ah
{kin-aw'}
From H7065; jealousy or envy.
burn 1197
{1197} Prime
בָּעַר
ba`ar
{baw-ar'}
A primitive root; to kindle, that is, consume (by fire or by eating); also (as denominative from H1198) to be (become) brutish.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
like x3644
(3644) Complement
כְמוֹ
k@mow
{kem-o'}
A form of the prefix K, but used separately (compare H3651); as, thus, so.
fire? 784
{0784} Prime
אֵשׁ
'esh
{aysh}
A primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Psalms 79:5

_ _ How long — (Psalms 13:1).

_ _ be angry — (Psalms 74:1-10).

_ _ jealousy burn — (Deuteronomy 29:20).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 79:1-5.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 79:5

How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy (e) burn like fire?

(e) Will you completely consume us for our sins, before you take us to mercy?

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
How long:

Psalms 13:1-2 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? ... How long shall I take counsel in my soul, [having] sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Psalms 74:1 [[Maschil of Asaph.]] O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalms 74:9-10 We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long. ... O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Psalms 80:4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Psalms 89:46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

wilt:

Psalms 85:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Psalms 103:9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.
Isaiah 64:9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we [are] all thy people.
Micah 7:18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.

jealousy:

Deuteronomy 29:20 The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Deuteronomy 32:16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange [gods], with abominations provoked they him to anger.
Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Ezekiel 36:5 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all [their] heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Dt 29:20; 32:16, 22. Ps 13:1; 74:1, 9; 80:4; 85:5; 89:46; 103:9. Is 64:9. Ezk 36:5. Mi 7:18. Zp 1:18; 3:8. Rv 6:10.

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