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Lamentations 3:25-27

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

25. The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him. 26. [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. 27. [It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

Lamentations 3:25-27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Lamentations 3:25

Theological / Devotional

Good. Verses 25-27 begin not only with the same Hebrew letter but also with the same word, tob, “good.” Thus is set the tone of this part of the poem.

Wait. Here is the key to confidence in adversity. Waiting implies faith and patience.

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