Lamentations 3:25
Amplified Bible
25
The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].
Lamentations 3:25
New Living Translation
25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.
Lamentations 3:25-27
The Message
25-27 God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits,
to the woman who diligently seeks.
It’s a good thing to quietly hope,
quietly hope for help from God.
It’s a good thing when you’re young
to stick it out through the hard times.
Lamentations 3:25
English Standard Version
25 The Lord is good to those who (A)wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
Lamentations 3:25-27
Amplified Bible
25
The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].
26
It is good that one waits quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.
27
It is good for a man that he should bear
The yoke [of godly discipline] in his youth.
Lamentations 3:25-27
New Living Translation
25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.
26 So it is good to wait quietly
for salvation from the Lord.
27 And it is good for people to submit at an early age
to the yoke of his discipline:
Lamentations 3:25-27
The Message
25-27 God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits,
to the woman who diligently seeks.
It’s a good thing to quietly hope,
quietly hope for help from God.
It’s a good thing when you’re young
to stick it out through the hard times.
Lamentations 3:25-27
English Standard Version
25 The Lord is good to those who (A)wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26 (B)It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
27 (C)It is good for a man that he bear
the yoke (D)in his youth.
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