Bible Strands
Lamentations 3:27
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses the afflicted community of Judah in the aftermath of Jerusalem’s destruction, placing this instruction between calls to wait quietly for God’s salvation and to sit in silence under a divinely imposed burden.
The words — עֹל ('ol) = a yoke; נְעוּרָיו (n'urav) = his youth.
The thread — The motif of bearing a yoke in youth appears in Ecclesiastes 12:1, Matthew 11:29, and Psalms 119:71.
Why it lands — The text states that accepting discipline early is advantageous, asking the reader to submit to hardship now rather than delay spiritual formation until strength declines.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Cross-references
- Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
- Matthew 11:29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Psalms 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
- Psalms 94:12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
- Psalms 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
- Hebrews 12:5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.