Lamentations 3:28
Jod. He shall sit solitary, and hold his peace: because he hath taken it up upon himself.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
In Context
27Teth. It is good for a man, when he hath borne the yoke from his youth.
29Jod. He shall put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
Cross References
Job 23:2Now also my words are in bitterness, and the hand of my scourge is more grievous than my mourning.
Psalms 39:10I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it.
Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the assembly of jesters, nor did I make a boast of the presence of thy hand: I sat alone, because thou hast filled me with threats.
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 →