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Lamentations 3:25–27

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ט Tet

25The Lord is good to those who wait ffor Him,

to the person who seeks Him.

26It is good to wait quietly g

for deliverance from the Lord. h

27It is good for a man to bear the yoke i

while he is still young.

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Lamentations 3:25–26: The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Cross references

  1. f3:25 Ps 25:3; Is 40:31; 49:23
  2. g3:26 Ps 37:7; 130:5, 7; 1Th 5:10; 2Tm 4:8; 2Pt 3:14
  3. h3:26 Ps 37:39; 119:81; Is 46:13
  4. i3:27 Jr 27:11; Lm 1:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord is good to those who wait for him,

to the soul who seeks him.

It is good that one should wait quietly

for the salvation of the Lord.

It is good for a man that he bear

the yoke in his youth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,

to the one who seeks him;

it is good to wait quietly

for the salvation of the Lord.

It is good for a man to bear the yoke

while he is young.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord is good to those who wait for him,

to the person who seeks him.

It is good to wait quietly

for salvation from the Lord.

It is good for a man to bear the yoke

while he is still young.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord is good to those who depend on him,

to those who search for him.

So it is good to wait quietly

for salvation from the Lord.

And it is good for people to submit at an early age

to the yoke of his discipline:

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh is good to those who wait on him,

to the person that seeks him.

It is good to wait in silence

for the salvation of Yahweh.

It is good for a man who carries

the yoke of his childhood.

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.