Lamentations 3:28
Let him sit alone, and keep silence, because he took it upon himself:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
In Context
27Good it is for a man, that he should bear the yoke in his youth.
29Let him put, in the dust, his mouth, peradventure, there is hope!
Cross References
Job 23:2Even to-day, is my complaint rebellion? His hand, is heavier than my groaning.
Psalms 39:10Remove from off me thy stroke, Because of the hostility of thy hand, am, I, consumed.
Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the circle of mockers, Nor became I uproarious,—Because of thy hand, by myself did I sit, For with indignation, hadst thou filled me.
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 →