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Lamentations 3:26
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet (traditionally Jeremiah) addresses the exiled community in the aftermath of Jerusalem's destruction, at the pivot of chapter 3 where communal grief turns toward hope.
The words — דומם (dummām) is a rare adverb meaning "silently" or "in stillness," intensifying the waiting demanded by יָחִיל (yāḥîl), "to wait, to endure."
The thread — The same posture of quiet waiting recurs in Psalms 37:7 ("Be still before the LORD and wait patiently") and Psalms 130:5 ("I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait").
Why it lands — It asks the reader to stop striving and hold still in a situation where the only available action is patience, trusting that Yahweh's salvation arrives on His terms, not theirs.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Cross-references
- Psalms 37:7 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.
- Psalms 37:34 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.
- Psalms 130:5 I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
- Genesis 49:18 I await Your salvation, O LORD.
- Hebrews 10:35 So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- Isaiah 30:15 For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
- Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 119:166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17 You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”