How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?(A)

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10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(A) Sovereign Lord,(B) holy and true,(C) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(D) and avenge our blood?”(E)

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Jeremiah’s Complaint

12 You are always righteous,(A) Lord,
    when I bring a case(B) before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:(C)
    Why does the way of the wicked prosper?(D)
    Why do all the faithless live at ease?
You have planted(E) them, and they have taken root;
    they grow and bear fruit.(F)
You are always on their lips
    but far from their hearts.(G)

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that the mirth of the wicked(A) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(B) lasts but a moment.(C)

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We are given no signs from God;(A)
    no prophets(B) are left,
    and none of us knows how long this will be.
10 How long(C) will the enemy mock(D) you, God?
    Will the foe revile(E) your name forever?

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They scoff, and speak with malice;(A)
    with arrogance(B) they threaten oppression.(C)

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You are God my stronghold.
    Why have you rejected(A) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(B)
    oppressed by the enemy?(C)

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22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(A) of the Lord struck him down,(B) and he was eaten by worms and died.

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“‘Alas, sword(A) of the Lord,
    how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
    cease and be still.’(B)

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46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
    How long will your wrath burn like fire?(A)

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How long,(A) Lord God Almighty,
    will your anger smolder(B)
    against the prayers of your people?

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How long,(A) Lord? Will you be angry(B) forever?
    How long will your jealousy burn like fire?(C)

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10 So they impaled(A) Haman(B) on the pole(C) he had set up for Mordecai.(D) Then the king’s fury subsided.(E)

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