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Lamentations 3:26
26it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Lamentations 3:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.
Context of Lamentations 3:26
24I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” 25The 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. 27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. 28Let him sit alone in silence, for the Lord has laid it on him.
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ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:26
- Psalms 52:9For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
- Psalms 54:6I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good.
- Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High,
- Galatians 4:18It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.
- Hebrews 3:14We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.
- Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
- 1 Peter 1:13Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
- Genesis 49:18“I look for your deliverance, Lord.
- Exodus 14:13Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’ ”
- 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 119:166I wait for your salvation, Lord, and I follow your commands.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
- Isaiah 30:7to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless. Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26It is good that a man should both hope - Hope is essentially necessary to faith; he that hopes not, cannot believe; if there be no expectation, there can be no confidence. When a man hopes for salvation, he should not only waft for it, but use every means that may lead to it; for hope cannot live, if there be no exercise. If hope become impatient, faith will be impossible: for who can believe for his salvation when his mind is agitated? He must therefore…Read the comment
- 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. 26Those who trust in God’s plan can wait patiently and quietly for him to bring deliverance (rescue and restoration).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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