So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.

Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is destroyed?”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?

Moses Pleads for the People

And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people be disrespectful to Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs that I have performed in their midst?

“How long shall I put up with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel which they are voicing against Me.

Nevertheless Kain will suffer devastation; How long will Asshur keep you captive?”

For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, as long as I have been alive with you until today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?

Israel Is Circumcised

Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel.

So Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?

Then Eli said to her, “How long will you behave like a drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”

Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Should the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that it will be bitter in the end? So how long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from pursuing their kinsmen?”

Now she had on a long-sleeved garment; for this is how the virgin daughters of the king dressed themselves in robes. Then his attendant took her out and locked the door behind her.

But Barzillai said to the king, “How long do I still have to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to struggle with the two choices? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him so much as a word.

Then the king said to me, with the queen sitting beside him, “How long will your journey be, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I gave him a definite time.

“How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

“How long will you hunt for words? Show understanding, and then we can talk.

“How long will you torment me And crush me with words?

You sons of man, how long will my honor be treated as an insult? How long will you love what is worthless and strive for a lie? Selah

And my soul is greatly horrified; But You, Lord—how long?

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

How long, Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

How long am I to feel anxious in my soul, With grief in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, My only life from the lions.

How long will you attack a man, That you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there anyone among us who knows how long.

How long, God, will the enemy taunt You? Shall the enemy treat Your name disrespectfully forever?

Arise, God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish person taunts You all day long.

How long, Lord? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

Lord God of armies, How long will You be angry with the prayer of Your people?

How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah

Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the music director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

How lovely are Your dwelling places, Lord of armies!

How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

Do return, Lord; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your servants.

How long, Lord, shall the wicked— How long shall the wicked triumph?

“How long, you naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?

How long will you lie down, you lazy one? When will you arise from your sleep?

A poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction—

Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered, “Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate,

God Is Gracious and Just

Therefore the Lord 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; How blessed are all those who long for Him.

And now, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without reason?” Again the Lord declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My name is continually reviled all day long.

Wash your heart from evil, Jerusalem, So that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts Lodge within you?

How long must I see the flag And hear the sound of the trumpet?

How long is the land to mourn, And the vegetation of the countryside to dry up? Due to the wickedness of those who live in it, Animals and birds have been snatched away, Because people have said, “He will not see our final end.”

As for your adulteries and your lustful neighings, The outrageous sin of your prostitution On the hills in the field, I have seen your abominations. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”

How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the deceitfulness of their own heart,

How long will you waver, You rebellious daughter? For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth: A woman will shelter a man.”

Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been destroyed. Remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourself?

Ah, sword of the Lord, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Rest and stay still.

Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that particular one who was speaking, “How long will the vision about the regular sacrifice apply, while the offense causes horror, so as to allow both the sanctuary and the army to be trampled?”

And someone said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, “How long will it be until the end of these wonders?”

He has rejected your calf, Samaria, saying, “My anger burns against them!” How long will they be incapable of innocence?

How long, Lord, have I called for help, And You do not hear? I cry out to You, “Violence!” Yet You do not save.

“Will all of these not take up a song of ridicule against him, Even a saying and insinuations against him And say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his— For how long— And makes himself rich with debts!’

Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord of armies, how long will You take no pity on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been indignant for these seventy years?”

So I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide it is and how long it is.”

Disciples and the World

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.

And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

And He answered them and *said, “O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!”

And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

The Jews then surrounded Him and began saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

Jesus *said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who live on the earth?”