Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
In Context
26It is good both to trust, and to waite for the saluation of the Lord.
28He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it vpon him.
Cross References
Psalms 90:12Teach vs so to nomber our dayes, that we may apply our heartes vnto wisdome.
Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke on you, and learne of me that I am meeke and lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules.
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 →