Lamentations 3:25-26,28 - Compare All Versions
Lamentations 3:25-26 NIV (New International Version)
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 NIV (New International Version)
Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it on him.
Lamentations 3:25-26 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him
Lamentations 3:25-26 NLT (New Living Translation)
The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 NLT (New Living Translation)
Let them sit alone in silence beneath the LORD’s demands.
Lamentations 3:25-26 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him. It is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Let him sit alone and be silent, for God has disciplined him.
Lamentations 3:25-26 KJV (King James Version)
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, To the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly Wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 KJV (King James Version)
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, Because he hath borne it upon him.
Lamentations 3:25-26 NKJV (New King James Version)
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 NKJV (New King James Version)
Let him sit alone and keep silent, Because God has laid it on him
Lamentations 3:25-27 MSG (The Message)
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.
Lamentations 3:28-30 MSG (The Message)
When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: Wait for hope to appear. Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face. The “worst” is never the worst.
Lamentations 3:25-26 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
The LORD is good to those who await Him, To the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Let him sit alone and keep quiet, Since He has laid it on him.
Lamentations 3:25-26 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The LORD is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him, To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word]. It is good that one waits quietly For the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Let him sit alone [in hope] and keep quiet, Because God has laid it on him [for his benefit]. [Rom 8:28]
Lamentations 3:25-26 NET (New English Translation)
The LORD is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him. It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the LORD.
Lamentations 3:28 NET (New English Translation)
Let a person sit alone in silence, when the LORD is disciplining him.