Lamentations 3:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for 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 the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
• Ps 27:8 : 8 When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.
• Ps 37:7 : 7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
• Ps 37:34 : 34 Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.
• Ps 39:7 : 7 And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you.
• Ps 40:1-5 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry. 2 He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain. 3 And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord. 4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit. 5 O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 And in that day it will be said, See, this is our God; we have been waiting for him, and he will be our saviour: this is the Lord in whom is our hope; we will be glad and have delight in his salvation.
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I have been waiting for your salvation, O Lord.
• 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.
• 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.
• Mic 7:7-8 : 7 But as for me, I am looking to the Lord; I am waiting for the God of my salvation: the ears of my God will be open to me. 8 Do not be glad because of my sorrow, O my hater: after my fall I will be lifted up; when I am seated in the dark, the Lord will be a light to me.
• 2 Chr 31:21 : 21 And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.
• Ps 22:26 : 26 The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.
• Zeph 3:8 : 8 For this reason, go on waiting for me, says the Lord, till the day when I come up as a witness: for my purpose is to send for the nations and to get the kingdoms together, so that I may let loose on them my passion, even all my burning wrath: for all the earth will be burned up in the fire of my bitter passion.
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.
• Jas 5:7 : 7 Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.
• 2 Chr 30:19 : 19 Who, with all his heart, is turned to God the Lord, the God of his fathers, even if he has not been made clean after the rules of the holy place.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.
• Isa 26:9 : 9 In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.
• Isa 40:31 : 31 But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.
• Isa 55:6 : 6 Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
• Isa 64:4 : 4 Will you not have mercy on him who takes pleasure in doing righteousness, even on those who keep in mind your ways? Truly you were angry, and we went on doing evil, and sinning against you in the past.
• Lam 3:26 : 26 It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
• Hos 10:12 : 12 Put in the seed of righteousness, get in your grain in mercy, let your unploughed earth be turned up: for it is time to make search for the Lord, till he comes and sends righteousness on you like rain.
• Ps 61:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. On a corded instrument. Of David.> Let my cry come to you, O God; let your ears be open to my prayer.
• Ps 61:5 : 5 For you, O God, have made answer to my prayers; you have given me the heritage of those who give honour to your name.
• Ps 69:32 : 32 The poor will see it and be glad: you who are lovers of God, let your hearts have life.
• Ps 105:3 : 3 Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
• Ps 119:2 : 2 Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
• Ps 130:5-6 : 5 I am waiting for the Lord, my soul is waiting for him, and my hope is in his word. 6 My soul is watching for the Lord more than those who are watching for the morning; yes, more than the watchers for the morning.