Lamentations 3:28
He will sit alone, and be silent, 1 Because he has borne it upon him. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 1 When he bears a yoke in his youth. 1
Cross References
Job 23:2Yea, I know that pleading is out of my reach; 1 And his hand has been made heavy upon my groaning. 1
Psalms 39:10I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; 1 Lo! I will not refrain my lips; 1 O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness. 1
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 →