Lamentations 3:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקֹוָ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃

Transliteration

ṭôb YHWH to qōwāw to nepeš tidreše̱nnû

Grammar Details

• *ṭôb*: adjective, masculine singular - good
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *qōwāw*: verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - ones waiting for him
• *nepeš*: noun, feminine singular - soul
• *tidreše̱nnû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - she seeks him

Word Meanings

• *ṭôb*: good/pleasant/agreeable
• *qōwāw*: ones waiting for him/ones hoping in him
• *nepeš*: soul/life/person
• *tidreše̱nnû*: she seeks him/she inquires of him

Referenced Verses

• Ps 25:8 : 8 Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.
• Ps 27:8 : 8 [ When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, And let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
• Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
• Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
• Ps 39:7 : 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
• Ps 40:1-5 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah. 4 Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
• 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
• 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.
• Mic 7:7-8 : 7 But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.
• 2 Chr 31:21 : 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
• Ps 22:26 : 26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.
• Zeph 3:8 : 8 Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.
• Jas 5:7 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until {G302} it receive the early and latter rain.
• 2 Chr 30:19 : 19 that setteth his heart to seek God, Jehovah, the God of his fathers, though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
• Isa 40:31 : 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
• Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:
• Isa 64:4 : 4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
• Lam 3:26 : 26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
• Hos 10:12 : 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
• Ps 61:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.
• Ps 61:5 : 5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: Thou hast given [me] the heritage of those that fear thy name.
• Ps 69:32 : 32 The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.
• Ps 105:3 : 3 Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
• Ps 119:2 : 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.
• Ps 130:5-6 : 5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.