Lamentations 3:25,38 - Compare All Versions

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The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?

The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.

Does not the Most High send both calamity and good?

The LORD is good to those who wait  for him, to the person who seeks him.

Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, To the soul that seeketh him.

Out of the mouth of the Most High Proceedeth not evil and good?

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That woe and well-being proceed?

GOD proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks. It’s a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from GOD. It’s a good thing when you’re young to stick it out through the hard times.

Who do you think “spoke and it happened”? It’s the Master who gives such orders. Doesn’t the High God speak everything, good things and hard things alike, into being? And why would anyone gifted with life complain when punished for sin?

The LORD is good to those who await Him, To the person who seeks Him.

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both adversity and good proceed?

The LORD is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him, To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both adversity (misfortune) and good (prosperity, happiness) proceed?

The LORD is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes – both calamity and blessing?