Lamentations 3:28

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

י(Yod) Let a person sit alone in silence, when the LORD is disciplining him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I did not spend my time in the company of other people, laughing and having a good time. I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you and because I was filled with anger at what they had done.
  • Lam 2:10 : 10 י(Yod) The elders of Daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dirt on their heads; They have dressed in sackcloth. Jerusalem’s young women stare down at the ground.
  • Ps 39:9 : 9 I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.
  • Ps 102:7 : 7 I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

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