Lamentations 3:26

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

ṭôb and yāḥîl and dûmām for tešûʿat YHWH

Grammar Details

• *ṭôb*: adjective, masculine singular - good
• *yāḥîl*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he waits
• *dûmām*: adverb - silently
• *tešûʿat*: noun, feminine singular construct - salvation of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD

Word Meanings

• *ṭôb*: good/it is good
• *yāḥîl*: he waits/one should wait
• *dûmām*: silently/quietly/in silence
• *tešûʿat*: salvation of/deliverance of/help of

Referenced Verses

• Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently{H8708)} for him: fret{H8691)} not thyself because of him who prospereth{H8688)} in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass{H8802)}.
• Heb 10:35 : 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
• Ps 119:166 : 166 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
• Ps 119:174 : 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
• Ps 130:5 : 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
• Isa 30:7 : 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
• Isa 30:15 : 15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
• Gal 4:18 : 18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
• Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait on the LORD, and keep{H8798)} his way, and he shall exalt{H8787)} thee to inherit{H8800)} the land: when the wicked are cut off{H8736)}, thou shalt see{H8799)} it.
• Ps 52:9 : 9 I will praise{H8686)} thee for ever, because thou hast done{H8804)} it: and I will wait{H8762)} on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
• Ps 54:6 : 6 I will freely sacrifice{H8799)} unto thee: I will praise{H8686)} thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
• Ps 73:28 : 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put{H8804)} my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare{H8763)} all thy works.
• Ps 92:1 : 1 A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks{H8687)} unto the LORD, and to sing praises{H8763)} unto thy name, O most High:
• 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
• Exod 14:13 : 13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
• 2 Chr 20:17 : 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.