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Psalms 79:5

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

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עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.מָ֣הmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).תֶּאֱנַ֣ףteenafbe angryאָנַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be angry”, an unfinished actionH599to breathe hard, i.e. be enragedbe angry (displeased).לָנֶ֑צַחlanetsachto alwayנֶצַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5331properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)alway(-s), constantly, end, ([phrase] n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.תִּבְעַ֥רtivarbe brutishבָּעַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be brutish”, an unfinished actionH1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutishbe brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.כְּמוֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.אֵ֝֗שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.קִנְאָתֶֽךָqinatekhaenvyקִנְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “envy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7068jealousy or envyenvy(-ied), jealousy, [idiom] sake, zeal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be angry for ever? How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire?

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American Standard Version (1901)

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Young’s Literal Translation

Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.

World English Bible

How long, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

Darby Translation

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Douay-Rheims

O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be angry for ever? How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

How long, O Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἕως πότε, Κύριε, ὀργισθήσῃ εἰς τέλος; ἐκκαυθήσεται ὡς πῦρ ὁ ζῆλός σου;