Lamentations 3:28

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.

He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
KJV
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
WEB
Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.
ASV
Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.
DARBY
He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;
BLB
Let him sit alone and be silent when it is laid upon him.
ÅB
at han sitter ene og tier, når han[^1] legger byrder på ham,
OTB
La ham sitte alene i stillhet, for Herren har lagt det på ham.
B1930
at han sitter ene og tier, når han legger byrder på ham, / < Herren.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 15:17

    I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

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  • Lamentations 2:10

    The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

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  • Psalms 39:9

    I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

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  • Psalms 102:7

    I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

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