'How Long' in the Bible

And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: know you not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will it be before they believe me, with all the signs which I have shown among them?

How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long will you hesitate to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?

And Eli said unto her, How long will you be drunk? put away your wine from you.

And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill your horn with oil, and go, I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour forever? know you not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, before you bid the people return from following their brethren?

And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long do you halt between two opinions? if the LORD is God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall your journey be? and when will you return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

How long will you not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?

How long will it be before you make an end of words? consider, and afterwards we will speak.

How long will you torment my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

O you sons of men, how long will you turn my glory into shame? how long will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

My soul is also greatly troubled: but you, O LORD, how long?

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] How long will you forget me, O LORD? forever? how long will you hide your face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Lord, how long will you look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my precious life from the lions.

How long will you imagine evil against a man? you shall be slain all of you: as a leaning wall shall you be, and as a tottering fence.

We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knows how long.

O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

How long, LORD? will you be angry forever? shall your jealousy burn like fire?

O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

How long will you judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

How long, LORD? will you hide yourself forever? shall your anger burn like fire?

Return, O LORD, how long? and may you have compassion concerning your servants.

LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?

How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?

Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities are wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land is utterly desolate,

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?

How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;

How long will you go about, O you backsliding daughter? for the LORD has created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall protect a man.

Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long will you cut yourself?

O you sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you are quiet? put yourself into your scabbard, rest, and be still.

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint who spoke, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?

Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you off; my anger is kindled against them: how long will it be before they attain to innocence?

O LORD, how long shall I cry, and you will not hear! even cry out unto you of violence, and you will not save!

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increases that which is not his! how long? and to him that loads himself with many pledges!

Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had indignation these threescore and ten years?

Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I endure you? bring him here to me.

He answered him, and said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.

And he asked his father, How long ago is it since this came unto him? And he said, Since childhood.

And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring your son here.

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long do you make us to doubt? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?