11 translations · Hebrew
Lamentations 3:25
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
Lamentations 3:25 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- KJV King James Version
- The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- YHWH [is] good to those waiting for Him, || To the soul [that] seeks Him.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to anyone who seeks to follow him.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Good [is] Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul [that] seeketh Him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Teth. The Lord is good to them that hope in him, to the soul that seeketh him.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ט֤וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | is good | H2896 טוֹב pleasant |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | The LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| לְקוָֹ֔ו | lə·qōw | to those who wait for Him | H6960 קָוָה to await |
| לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ | lə·ne·p̄eš | to the soul | H5315 נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul |
| תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ | tiḏ·rə·šen·nū | who seeks Him | H1875 דָּרַשׁ to seek |
Related verses
- Micah 7:7–8
But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me.
- Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
- Psalm 130:5–6
I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word. My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning.
- Lamentations 3:26
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
- Psalm 37:34
Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- Psalm 40:1–5
I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh. …
- Psalm 27:14
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Psalm 37:7
Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
- Isaiah 25:9
It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
- Isaiah 30:18
Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
23 They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
24 “Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”
25 Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Read all of Lamentations 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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