Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. New Living Translation We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end. English Standard Version We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long. Berean Standard Bible There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. King James Bible We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. New King James Version We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long. New American Standard Bible We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there anyone among us who knows how long. NASB 1995 We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long. NASB 1977 We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long. Legacy Standard Bible We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there any among us who knows how long. Amplified Bible We do not see our symbols; There is no longer any prophet [to guide us], Nor does any among us know for how long. Christian Standard Bible There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. Holman Christian Standard Bible There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer a prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. American Standard Version We see not our signs: There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. Contemporary English Version There are no more miracles and no more prophets. Who knows how long it will be like this? English Revised Version We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet; neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. GOD'S WORD® Translation We no longer see miraculous signs. There are no prophets anymore. No one knows how long this will last. Good News Translation All our sacred symbols are gone; there are no prophets left, and no one knows how long this will last. International Standard Version We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future. Majority Standard Bible There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. NET Bible We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last. New Heart English Bible We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long. Webster's Bible Translation We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. World English Bible We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWe have not seen our ensigns, "" There is no longer a prophet, "" Nor with us is one knowing how long. Young's Literal Translation Our ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long. Smith's Literal Translation We saw not our signs, no more a prophet: and not with us will it be known how long. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOur signs we have not seen, there is now no prophet: and he will know us no more. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Even so we have seen no signs for us, there is no prophet any more, no one among us who knows for how long. New Revised Standard Version We do not see our emblems; there is no longer any prophet, and there is no one among us who knows how long. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey did not see the wonders thereof; for there is no more any prophet, neither is there among us any wise man. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They have not seen their signs; there is no more a Prophet, neither is there a wise man with us. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917We see not our signs; There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. Brenton Septuagint Translation We have not seen our signs; there is no longer a prophet; and God will not know us any more. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?…8They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land. 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?… Cross References Amos 8:11-12 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. / People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. Lamentations 2:9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD. 1 Samuel 3:1 And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce. Ezekiel 7:26 Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders. Micah 3:6-7 Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. / Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.” Isaiah 29:10-12 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers. / And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.” / Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.” 2 Chronicles 15:3 For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law. Hosea 3:4 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol. Isaiah 30:10 They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. Jeremiah 14:14 “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. Matthew 24:11 and many false prophets will arise and deceive many. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. Matthew 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. 2 Peter 2:1 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. Treasury of Scripture We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knows how long. we see Exodus 12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. Exodus 13:9,10 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt… Judges 6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. no more 1 Samuel 3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: Micah 3:6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. Jump to Previous Ensigns Longer Miraculous Prophet Prophets SignsJump to Next Ensigns Longer Miraculous Prophet Prophets SignsPsalm 74 1. The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary10. He moves God to help in consideration of his power 18. Of his reproachful enemies, or his children and of his covenant. We see no signs for us This phrase reflects a deep sense of loss and confusion among the people of Israel. The Hebrew word for "signs" is "אוֹת" (oth), which often refers to miraculous signs or divine interventions that confirm God's presence and guidance. Historically, Israel was accustomed to witnessing God's mighty acts, such as the parting of the Red Sea or the fall of Jericho. In this context, the absence of signs suggests a period of spiritual desolation and divine silence. The people feel abandoned, unable to discern God's will or presence in their current plight. This can be a powerful reminder for believers today to seek God's presence even when He seems silent, trusting that He is still at work behind the scenes. there is no longer any prophet and none of us knows how long this will last There is no more any prophet.--This was the constant lament of the Maccabaean period (1 Maccabees 4:46; 1 Maccabees 9:27; 1 Maccabees 14:41), and suits no earlier time--at least none into which the rest of the psalm would fit. During the exile period Jeremiah and Ezekiel were prophesying, and the complaint took quite a different form then and probably for some time afterwards (Lamentations 2:9; Ezekiel 7:26). The full desolation of the situation is told in "Song of the Three Children," Psalm 74:15; "Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place to sacrifice before Thee or find mercy." . . . Verse 9. - We see not our signs. Some suppose "standards" to be meant, as in ver. 4, where the same word is used; but it is, perhaps, better to understand, with Dr. Kay, "Divine ordinances, which were standing signs of God's presence - as the tabernacle, the sacrifices, the sabbaths." There is no more any prophet. It has been said that this shows the psalm not to have been written on the occasion of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, since Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel were, all of them, then living. But the writer only means to say that there are no prophets in Palestine, where he is residing. Jeremiah in Egypt, Ezekiel on the banks of Chebar, Daniel in Babylon, are nothing to him, even if he knows of their existence, and in no way fill up the gap whereof he complains. Neither is there among us any who knoweth how long. Jeremiah's prophecy of the seventy years (Jeremiah 25:11, 12) did net remove the doubt, since it was uncertain from what event the seventy years were to be counted. Jeremiah's prophecies, moreover, were not yet, in all probability, collected into a volume, and so may not have been known to the psalmist.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew There are noלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no signs אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ (’ō·w·ṯō·ṯê·nū) Noun - common plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 226: A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence for us to see. רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ (rā·’î·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7200: To see There is no אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle longer ע֥וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more any prophet. נָבִ֑יא (nā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet And none וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no of us אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ (’it·tā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among knows יֹדֵ֥עַ (yō·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know how long עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Interrogative Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while this will last. מָֽה׃ (māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what Links Psalm 74:9 NIVPsalm 74:9 NLT Psalm 74:9 ESV Psalm 74:9 NASB Psalm 74:9 KJV Psalm 74:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 74:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 74:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 74:9 French Bible Psalm 74:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 74:9 We see no miraculous signs (Psalm Ps Psa.) |