Lamentations 3:26
in Lamentations 3It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
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ASV
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
KJV
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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This verse in Lamentations 3
Commentary
8 notes on this verseIt 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 quietly wait.
This site's exposition
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him
on Lamentations 3:25-27
The confession becomes instruction: “The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him”. The unit closes with a proverb of discipline taken up: “It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young”.
This site's exposition
wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD
Verses 25 to 27 each open in Hebrew with the word good, as Albert Barnes points out. He reads the waiting as silence without complaint. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown compare the silence of Aaron in Leviticus 10:3 and of Job in Job 40:4 to 5, men who kept quiet.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Up then, I beseech you, let us fight for the Lord's sheep. Their Lord is near. He will certainly appear and scatter the wolves and glorify the shepherds. "The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him." Let …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Divine mercy is here designated as to expectation of future events. First, the expectation itself, second, to the condition of such expectation. Regarding this expectation of future events three ideas are proposed. Second, the manner of this expectation is noticed. "It is good that one …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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 (
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
quietly wait--literally, "be in silence." Compare La 3:28 and Ps 39:2, 9, that is, to be patiently quiet under afflictions, resting in the will of God (Ps 37:7). So Aaron (Le 10:2, 3); and Job (Job 40:4, 5).
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The words behind it
5 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ט֤וֹב | tov | [is] good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| וְיָחִיל֙ | veyachil | and waiting | H3175 → | |
| וְדוּמָ֔ם | vedumam | and silently | H1748 → | |
| לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת | litshuat | for [the] salvation of | H8668 → | |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
ט֤וֹב[is] good
tovH2896 →538 times
וְיָחִיל֙and waiting
veyachilH3175 →
וְדוּמָ֔םand silently
vedumamH1748 →
לִתְשׁוּעַ֖תfor [the] salvation of
litshuatH8668 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
it leads to
- Psalms 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 62:5
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- James 5:7–11
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Hebrews 10:36–37
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Lamentations 3:25–26
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Psalms 27:14
Through
Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
it leads to
- Isaiah 30:18
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Psalms 33:20
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
- Isaiah 30:18
Through
Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
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About Lamentations
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodoret of Cyrus, LETTER 78 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Lamentations.