Lamentations 3:28
That he sit in solitude and be silent; because He hath laid it upon him;
Leeser Tanakh
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 that he bear the yoke in his youth;
29That he put his mouth in the dust; perhaps there still is hope;
Cross References
Job 23:2Even now is my complaint bitter: my suffering is heavier than my groans.
Psalms 39:10(39:11) Remove thou thy plague away from me: from the blows of thy hand am I consumed.
Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the assembly of the mirthful, and was rejoiced; because of thy inspiration I sat solitary; for thou hadst filled me with indignation.
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 →