Lamentations

Lamentations 3:24–27

²⁴“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,

“therefore I will hope in Him.”

²⁵The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,

to the soul who seeks Him.

²⁶It is good to wait quietly

for the salvation of the LORD.

²⁷It is good for a man to bear the yoke

while he is still young.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is my portion	חֶלְקִ֤י	ḥel·qî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
says	אָמְרָ֣ה	’ā·mə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
my soul	נַפְשִׁ֔י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I will hope	אוֹחִ֥יל	’ō·w·ḥîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3176 wait
in Him	לֽוֹ׃ס	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is good	ט֤וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to those who wait for Him	לְקוָֹ֔ו	lə·qōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6960 wait for
to the soul	לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ	lə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
who seeks Him	תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃	tiḏ·rə·šen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is good	ט֤וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to wait	וְיָחִיל֙	wə·yā·ḥîl	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H3175 waiting
quietly	וְדוּמָ֔ם	wə·ḏū·mām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H1748 silence
for the salvation	לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת	liṯ·šū·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8668 deliverance, salvation
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is good	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for a man	לַגֶּ֔בֶר	lag·ge·ḇer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
to bear	יִשָּׂ֥א	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the yoke	עֹ֖ל	‘ōl	Noun - masculine singular	H5923 yoke
while he is still young	בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ס	bin·‘ū·rāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young