Lamentations 3:27
TETH. It is good for a man, when he has carried the yoke from his youth.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
In Context
26TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.
28JOD. He shall sit solitary and silent. For he has lifted it upon himself.
Cross References
Psalms 90:12With their hands, they will carry you, lest you hurt your foot against a stone.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.
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 →