H4970–מָתַי–ma.tay

'They have struck me, and I felt it not, they have beaten me, and I knew it not; when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.'

מָתַ֥י ma.Tai “when?”

Then said I: 'Lord, how long?' And He answered: 'Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,

מָתַ֖י ma.Tai “when?”

O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy baleful thoughts lodge within thee?

מָתַ֛י ma.Tai “when?”

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

מָתַ֖י ma.Tai “when?”

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said: 'He seeth not our end.'

מָתַי֙ ma.Tai “when?”

Thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy harlotry, on the hills in the field have I seen thy detestable acts. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean! When shall it ever be?

מָתַ֖י ma.Tai “when?”

How long shall this be? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

מָתַ֗י ma.Tai “when?”

How long wilt thou turn away coyly, O thou backsliding daughter? For the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall court a man.

מָתַי֙ ma.Tai “when?”

Baldness is come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley; how long wilt thou cut thyself?

מָתַ֖י ma.Tai “when?”

Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said unto that certain one who spoke: 'How long shall be the vision concerning the continual burnt-offering, and the transgression that causes appalment, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be

מָתַ֞י ma.Tai “when?”

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

מָתַ֖י ma.Tai “when?”

Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off; Mine anger is kindled against them; how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

מָתַ֕י ma.Tai “when?”

Saying: 'When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth corn? making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances of deceit;

מָתַ֞י ma.Tai “when?”

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say: 'Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with many pledges!'

מָתַ֕י ma.Tai “when?”

Then the angel of the LORD spoke and said: 'O LORD of hosts, how long wilt Thou not have compassion on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which Thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

מָתַ֗י ma.Tai “when?”