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Lamentations 3:25

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Lamentations 3:25
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The Lord is good to those who wait for Him and to the one who seeks Him.

Explanation

The writer continues his hope-filled reflection (3:21-33). God's goodness is known by those who wait and seek.

Original language
  • ט֤וֹב (Tov): pleasant
    Hebrew · Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H2896A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Good.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Lamentations 3:25, word 1

  • לְקוָֹ֔יו (le.ko.Vav): to await
    Hebrew · Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H6960A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Those who wait for Him.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Lamentations 3:25, word 3

  • תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ (tid.re.She.nu): to seek
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H1875 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    It seeks Him.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Lamentations 3:25, word 5

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Original language (Hebrew)

ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔יו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃

  1. ט֤וֹבTov“[is] good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  2. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. לְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.Vav“to [those who] wait for him”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָוָה · “to await” · Strong's H6960A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  4. לְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.fesh“to anyone”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  5. תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nu“[who] it will seek him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
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  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)