Lamentations 3:28
He will sit alone, and be silent, because he has borne it upon him.
Brenton Septuagint
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 bears a yoke in his youth.
Cross References
Job 23:2Yea, I know that pleading is out of my reach; and his hand has been made heavy upon my groaning.
Psalms 39:10I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness.
Jeremiah 15:17I have not sat in the assembly of them as they mocked, but I feared because of thy power: I sat alone, for I was filled with bitterness.
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 →