Lamentations

Lamentations 3:25–26

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.

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 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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Lamentations 3:25 Micah 7:7–8 · Isaiah 40:31 · Psalm 130:5–6 · Lamentations 3:26 · Psalm 37:34 · Psalm 40:1–5 · Psalm 37:7 · Psalm 27:14 · Isaiah 25:9 · Isaiah 30:18 · James 5:7 · Isaiah 64:4

Lamentations 3:26 Psalm 37:7 · Psalm 37:34 · Psalm 130:5 · Hebrews 10:35 · Genesis 49:18 · Isaiah 30:15 · 1 Peter 1:13 · Hebrews 3:14 · Psalm 119:166 · Psalm 119:174 · 2 Chronicles 20:17 · Psalm 52:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.