Lamentations 3:27
Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
In Context
26Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.
28He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid [it] upon him.
Cross References
Psalms 90:12To number our days aright let [us] know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.
Psalms 119:71Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.
Matthew 11:29take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,
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 →