Psalms

Psalm 79:5–6

⁵How long, O LORD?

Will You be angry forever?

Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

⁶Pour out Your wrath on the nations

that do not acknowledge You,

on the kingdoms

that refuse to call on Your name,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Interrogative	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
O LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Will You be angry	תֶּאֱנַ֣ף	te·’ĕ·nap̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H599 be angry
forever	לָנֶ֑צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
Will Your jealousy	קִנְאָתֶֽךָ׃	qin·’ā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
burn	תִּבְעַ֥ר	tiḇ·‘ar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1197 burn, consume
like	כְּמוֹ־	kə·mōw-	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
fire	אֵ֝֗שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pour out	שְׁפֹ֤ךְ	šə·p̄ōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
Your wrath	חֲמָתְךָ֨	ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2534 heat, rage
on	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֮	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that	אֲשֶׁ֪ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
acknowledge You	יְדָ֫ע֥וּךָ	yə·ḏā·‘ū·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular	H3045 know
on	וְעַ֥ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the kingdoms	מַמְלָכ֑וֹת	mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
refuse	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to call	קָרָֽאוּ׃	qā·rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
on Your name	בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗	bə·šim·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name

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

Psalm 79:5 Psalm 89:46 · Psalm 74:1 · Psalm 85:5 · Deuteronomy 29:20 · Zephaniah 3:8 · Psalm 13:1–2 · Psalm 74:9–10 · Ezekiel 36:5 · Psalm 80:4

Psalm 79:6 Jeremiah 10:25 · 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · Psalm 14:4 · Psalm 53:4 · Psalm 69:24 · Isaiah 45:4–5 · Romans 1:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.