Lamentations 3:27
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
- KJV
- It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
- WEB
- It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
- ASV
- It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
- DARBY
- It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:
- BLB
- [it is] good for a man that he should bear the yoke in his youth.
- ÅB
- Det er godt for en mann at han bærer åk i sin ungdom,
- OTB
- Det er fordelaktig for en mann å bære åket i sin ungdom.
- B1930
- Det er godt for en mann at han bærer åk i sin ungdom,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
Read in contextMatthew 11:29–30
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Read in contextPsalms 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
Read in contextPsalms 94:12
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Read in contextPsalms 90:12
So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
Read in contextHebrews 12:5–12
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
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