Lamentations 3:28
Let him be seated by himself, saying nothing, because he has put it on him.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
In Context
27It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
29Let him put his mouth in the dust, if by chance there may be hope.
Cross References
Job 23:2Even today my outcry is bitter; his hand is hard on my sorrow.
Psalms 39:10\39:9\I was quiet, and kept my mouth shut; because you had done it.
Jeremiah 15:17I did not take my seat among the band of those who are glad, and I had no joy; I kept by myself because of your hand; for you have made me full of wrath.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:22-37
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the… Read the whole commentary →