New English Translation
Lamentations 3:25
25The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.
Lamentations 3:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.
Context of Lamentations 3:25
23They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant! 24“My portion is the Lord,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him. ט (Tet) The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him. 26It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the Lord. 27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. י (Yod)
Read all of Lamentations 3Lamentations 3:25 word by word
ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔יו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:25
- Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the Lord.
- Genesis 49:18I wait for your deliverance, O Lord.
- Psalms 25:8The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.
- Psalms 27:14Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
- Psalms 37:7Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
- Psalms 39:7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!
- Psalms 40:1I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
- Psalms 61:1O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!
- Psalms 130:5I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.
- Isaiah 25:9At that time they will say, “Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”
- Isaiah 30:18For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
- Isaiah 40:31But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
- Isaiah 64:4Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.
- Micah 7:7But I will keep watching for the Lord; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will hear my lament.
- Zephaniah 3:8Therefore you must wait patiently for me,” says the Lord, “for the day when I attack and take plunder. I have decided to gather nations together and assemble kingdoms, so I can pour out my fury on them – all my raging anger. For the whole earth will be consumed by my fiery anger.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25-27Verses 25-27 In these three verses, each beginning in the Hebrew with the word good, we have first the fundamental idea that Yahweh Himself is good, and if good to all, then especially is He so to those who being in adversity can yet wait in confidence upon His mercy. Lamentations 3:26 And quietly wait - literally, “and be in silence,” i. e. abstain from all complaining. Lamentations 3:27 The yoke - Or, a “yoke.” By bearing a yoke in his youth, i. e…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-36Verses 21-36 Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that they are not worse. We should observe what makes for us, as well as what is against us. God's compassions fail not; of this we have fresh instances every morning. Portions on earth are perishing things, but God is a portion for ever. It is our duty, and will be our comfort and satisfaction, to hope…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-33God's love and faithfulness never end. Just as God was faithful in judging Jerusalem for their sins, he will be faithful in restoring those who return to him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. The repetition of "good" at the beginning of each of the three verses heightens the effect. wait--(Is 30:18).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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