Lamentations 3:26 KJV — MannaFest

Lamentations 3:26

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

KJV

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DBT

It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.

ASV

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

WEB

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

YLT

Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

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Lamentations — Five poems over the ruin of Jerusalem. The first four are alphabetic acrostics — every letter of the Hebrew alphabet drafted to hold the weight of grief. At the book's centre, mercy renewed every morning.

Author: Traditionally Jeremiah (cf. 2 Chron 35:25); the book itself is anonymous
Date: Shortly after Jerusalem's fall, c. 586 BC

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Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Psalms 27:14
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Psalms 37:7
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Exodus 14:13
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

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If we call this to mind, we may have hope that all will end well at last. That afflictions are really good for us, and, if we bear them aright, will work very much for our good. It is not only good to hope and wait for the salvation, but it is good to be under the trouble in the mean time (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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LAM 3:26PSA 37:7 PSA 27:14
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
LAM 3:26PSA 37:7 PSA 62:5
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
LAM 3:26PSA 37:7 JAS 5:7-11
LAM 3:26PSA 37:7 HEB 10:36-37
LAM 3:26PSA 130:5 ISA 30:18
LAM 3:26PSA 37:7 LAM 3:25-26
LAM 3:26PSA 130:5 PSA 33:20
LAM 3:26HEB 10:35 1CO 15:58

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