Psalms

Psalm 74:9–10

⁹There are no signs for us to see.

There is no longer any prophet.

And none of us knows how long this will last.

¹⁰How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You?

Will the foe revile Your name forever?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There are no	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
signs	אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ	’ō·w·ṯō·ṯê·nū	Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H226 sign
for us to see	רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ	rā·’î·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7200 see
There is no	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
longer	ע֥וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
any prophet	נָבִ֑יא	nā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
And none	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of us	אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ	’it·tā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H854 with
knows	יֹדֵ֥עַ	yō·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
how long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Interrogative	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this will last	מָֽה׃	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Interrogative	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
O God	אֱ֭לֹהִים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
will the enemy	צָ֑ר	ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
taunt You	יְחָ֣רֶף	yə·ḥā·rep̄	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2778 reproach
Will the foe	אוֹיֵ֖ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
revile	יְנָ֘אֵ֤ץ	yə·nā·’êṣ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5006 contemn, spurn
Your name	שִׁמְךָ֣	šim·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
forever	לָנֶֽצַח׃	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 74:9 Amos 8:11 · Ezekiel 7:26 · 1 Samuel 3:1 · Lamentations 2:9 · Exodus 12:13 · Ezekiel 20:12 · Exodus 13:9–10 · Micah 3:6

Psalm 74:10 Revelation 6:10 · Psalm 89:50–51

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.