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Lamentations 3:25-36
New International Version
Lamentations 3:25-36
New International Version
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;(A)
26 it is good to wait quietly(B)
for the salvation of the Lord.(C)
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence,(D)
for the Lord has laid it on him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust(E)—
there may yet be hope.(F)
30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,(G)
and let him be filled with disgrace.(H)
Lamentations 3:25-36
King James Version
Lamentations 3:25-36
King James Version
25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
33 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth.
35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
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