Verse
Lamentations 3:26 — It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the…
“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
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The verses around Lamentations 3:26.
24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
Verse explanation
Specifically praises the quiet waiting for God's salvation — a difficult virtue, waiting without constant complaint while the answer hasn't yet come.
From the Lamentations 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Lamentations 3:26 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Bom é esperar, e aguardar em silencio a salvação do Senhor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
É bom esperar e tranquilo aguardar a salvação do SENHOR.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Es bueno esperar tranquilamente la salvación del Señor.
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