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Lamentations 3:25
25The Lord is good to those whose hope is 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.
Context of Lamentations 3:25
23They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; 26it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. 27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.
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ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔יו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:25
- Lamentations 3:26it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
- Genesis 49:18“I look for your deliverance, Lord.
- Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
- Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
- Psalms 37:7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
- Psalms 39:7“But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 61:1Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
- Isaiah 25:9In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
- Isaiah 30:18Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
- Isaiah 40:31but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
- Isaiah 64:4Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
- Micah 7:7But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
- Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait for me,” declares the Lord, “for the day I will stand up to testify. I have decided to assemble the nations, to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them— all my fierce anger. The whole world will be consumed by the fire of my jealous anger.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us 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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