Lamentations 3:25 “The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.”

Lamentations 3:25

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

World English Bible

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

American Standard Version

Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Geneva Bible 1599

The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.

Young's Literal Translation

Good [is] Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul [that] seeketh Him.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.

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Cross references

“good”

Isaiah 40:31 Lamentations 3:26 Psalm 37:34 Psalm 27:14 Psalm 40:1–5 Psalm 37:7

Isaiah 40:31 · BSB

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Lamentations 3:26 · BSB

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Psalm 37:34 · BSB

Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Psalm 27:14 · BSB

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Psalm 40:1–5 · BSB

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 37:7 · BSB

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

“to”

Hosea 10:12 Psalm 27:8 2 Chronicles 31:21 1 Chronicles 28:9 2 Chronicles 15:2 Isaiah 55:6

Hosea 10:12 · BSB

Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

Psalm 27:8 · BSB

My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

2 Chronicles 31:21 · BSB

He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.

1 Chronicles 28:9 · BSB

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be fou…

2 Chronicles 15:2 · BSB

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you…

Isaiah 55:6 · BSB

Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”

26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

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