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Lamentations 3:26 Explained in Context

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Verse 26. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

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Quick Meaning

This verse calls quiet hope for the LORD's salvation good.

Good is said of waiting, and then the yoke is pictured

This verse is one part of that explanation in Lamentations 3:25-30. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.

Read It With

  • Lamentations 3:25-30

Read Lamentations 3:26 with 3:25-30. This verse calls quiet hope for the LORD's salvation good. The complete unit establishes this movement: Wisdom-like reflection commends seeking and waiting for the LORD, then imagines the afflicted person under yoke, silence, dust, blows, and reproach while hope remains only a possibility.

Why This Verse Appears Here

The hope confession develops into disciplined waiting, but the following verses immediately limit it with compassion and explicit divine disapproval of crushed prisoners and denied justice. Within that movement, this verse calls quiet hope for the LORD's salvation good.

Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation

“It is good that a man should both”

In plain language: This verse calls quiet hope for the LORD's salvation good.

Quiet can be one posture of hope, not the required performance of every sufferer.

Why it matters: The wording marks this verse's distinct contribution to the poem.

How certain? strong

What Remains True

Quiet can be one posture of hope, not the required performance of every sufferer.

How It Can Shape Life

  • Respect both silence and vocal lament.

Continue in Context

Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.

Read Lamentations 3:25-30 — Waiting, Yoke, Dust, Blows, and Reproach
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How certain is this explanation? strong

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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

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Supports: Exact displayed Scripture, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and canonical verse coverage.

Exact location: Lamentations 3:25-30, repository-pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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hebrew text and morphology

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Lamentations

Open Scriptures

Open Scriptures, release 2.2

Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, alphabet sequence, person and number, repeated vocabulary, and translation questions.

Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lam.xml, OSIS Lam.3.25-Lam.3.30

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translation and translator notes

NET Bible: Lamentations with translators' notes

Biblical Studies Press

Biblical Studies Press, 2006

Supports: Verse-level Hebrew, syntax, textual, acrostic, literary, historical, and translation notes.

Exact location: NET Bible Lamentations PDF, printed pp. 1565-1571, translation and notes on 3:25-30

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