Lord, please stop punishing us! How long will you keep it up? Be kind to us.

耶和华啊，我们要等到几时呢？求你转回，为你的仆人后悔。

耶和华啊，我们要等到几时呢？求你转回，怜悯你的仆人们。

耶和华啊，我们要等到几时呢？求你转回，怜悯你的仆人们。

耶和华啊，我还要苦候多久呢？求你怜悯你的仆人。

耶和华啊！要到几时呢？求你回心转意，求你怜恤你的仆人。

耶和华啊，这要等到什么时候呢？求你回转，怜悯你的仆人们！

耶和華啊，我們要等到幾時呢？求你轉回，為你的僕人後悔。

耶和華啊，我們要等到幾時呢？求你轉回，憐憫你的僕人們。

耶和華啊，我們要等到幾時呢？求你轉回，憐憫你的僕人們。

耶和華啊，我還要苦候多久呢？求你憐憫你的僕人。

耶和華啊！要到幾時呢？求你回心轉意，求你憐恤你的僕人。

永恆主啊，要到幾時呢？回心轉意，憐恤你僕人吧！

耶和華啊，這要等到什麼時候呢？求你回轉，憐憫你的僕人們！

耶和華歟、歷時何久、尚其回轉、悔心於爾僕兮、

耶和華兮、爾震怒余、伊於胡底、請爾回志、矜憫爾僕兮、

主向我儕震怒、將至何時、願主回轉、憐憫主之僕人、

爾僕喁喁望。天威何時霽。

Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.

Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants!

O Lord, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants!

LORD— how long? Turn and have compassion on your servants.

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

Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants.

Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Lord— how long? Turn and have compassion on Your servants.

Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Turn back toward us, O LORD! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

Because they were his people, he remembered his covenant. Because of his great love, he felt sorry for them.

The Lord will come to the aid of his people. He’ll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He’ll see that no one at all is left.

When the Lord hands down his sentence, it will be in his people’s favor. He will show deep concern for those who serve him.

So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” he said.

God who rules over all, return to us! Look down from heaven and see us! Watch over your vine.

So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” the Lord and King said.

Who knows? God might take pity on us. He might not be angry with us anymore. Then we won’t die.”

The Lord continues,“ People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.

Don’t just tear your clothes to show how sad you are. Let your hearts be broken. Return to the Lord your God. He is gracious. He is tender and kind. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He won’t bring his judgment. He won’t destroy you.Who knows? He might turn toward you and not bring his judgment. He might even give you his blessing. Then you can bring grain offerings and drink offerings to the Lord your God.

But after I pull up those nations, I will give my tender love to them again. I will bring all of them back to their own lands. I will take all of them back to their own countries.

Lord, how long will you hide yourself? Will it be forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?

Then the Lord took pity on his people. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

God, how long will your enemies make fun of you? Will they attack you with their words forever?

“‘ So the Lord says,“ I will return to Jerusalem. I will show its people my tender love. My temple will be rebuilt there. Workers will use a measuring line when they rebuild Jerusalem,” announces the Lord.

Why should the Egyptians say,‘ He brought them out to hurt them. He wanted to kill them in the mountains. He wanted to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn away from your great anger. Please take pity on your people. Don’t destroy them!

My soul is very troubled. Lord, how long will it be until you save me?Lord, turn to me and help me. Save me. Your love never fails.