Lamentations 3:25

Authorized King James Version (1611)

The LORD [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] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
• Ps 27:8 : 8 [When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
• Ps 37:7 : 7 ¶ Rest in the LORD, 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 on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall 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 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and 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 the LORD. 4 Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up 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] the LORD; 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 LORD.
• 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; The LORD [is] with you, while ye be 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 taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
• Mic 7:7-8 : 7 ¶ Therefore I will look unto the LORD; 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, the LORD [shall 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 the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
• Zeph 3:8 : 8 ¶ Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, 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, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
• Jas 5:7 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
• 2 Chr 30:19 : 19 [That] prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD 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 the LORD 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 early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 ¶ And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.
• Isa 40:31 : 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.
• Isa 55:6 : 6 ¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
• Isa 64:4 : 4 For since the beginning of the world [men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
• Lam 3:26 : 26 [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
• Hos 10:12 : 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
• Ps 61:1 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician upon Neginah, [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 humble shall see [this, and] be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
• Ps 105:3 : 3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
• Ps 119:2 : 2 Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.
• Ps 130:5-6 : 5 ¶ I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning.