The Prophet’s Hope
Lamentations 3:25
In 11 translations
- BSB
- The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- KJV
- The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- WEB
- Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- ASV
- Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- LSV
- YHWH [is] good to those waiting for Him, || To the soul [that] seeks Him.
- YLT
- Good [is] Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul [that] seeketh Him.
- DBY
- Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
- DRC
- Teth. The Lord is good to them that hope in him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- GNV
- The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.
- JPS
- The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.
- LXXE
- Teth. The Lord is good to them that wait for him: the soul which shall seek him
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- Written (Ketiv): לְקוָ֔וֹ (“to [him who] wait for him”). Read aloud (Qere): לְקוָֹ֔יו (“to [those who] wait for him”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads לְקוָֹ֔ו; read aloud (Qere) reads לְקוָֹ֔יו (“to [those who] wait for him”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.
- LXX-Br
- ΤΗΘ. Ἀγαθὸς Κύριος τοῖς ὑπομένουσιν αὐτὸν, ψυχὴ ἣ ζητήσει αὐτὸν, ἀγαθόν·
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PoetryAlphabetGoodness of God, TheLamentations, Book ofWaitingWaiting upon GodDesireMurmuringSeeking GodPoetry, Hebrew
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Cross-references most cited first
- Micah 7:7–8But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my…
- Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Psalms 130:5–6I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning.
- Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
- Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
- Psalms 40:1–5I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth,…
- Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
- Isaiah 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- James 5:7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Psalms 27:8My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
- Isaiah 64:4From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
- Hosea 10:12Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
- 2 Chronicles 31:21He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
- Psalms 39:7And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
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