Lamentations

Lamentations 3:26–27

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

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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

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

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

Lamentations 3:27 Ecclesiastes 12:1 · Matthew 11:29–30 · Psalm 119:71 · Psalm 94:12 · Hebrews 12:5–12 · Psalm 90:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.