Lamentations 3:25

Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data

"The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him."

Word-by-Word Analysis

The

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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is

טוֹב

ṭôwb

H2896

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...

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unto them that

אָרַב

ʼârab

H693

to lurk

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for him to the

נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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that

בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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him

Key Terms in This Verse

seeketh H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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wait H693

אָרַב ʼârab

to lurk

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soul H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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good H2896

טוֹב ṭôwb

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:31 cross-reference

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.

Lamentations 3:26 cross-reference

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

Psalm 37:34 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 27:14 cross-reference

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Psalm 37:7 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 25:9 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 30:18 cross-reference

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...

James 5:7 cross-reference

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 ra...

Hosea 10:12 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 64:4 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 27:8 cross-reference

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

2 Chronicles 31:21 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 39:7 cross-reference

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Isaiah 55:6 cross-reference

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

1 Chronicles 28:9 cross-reference

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 ...

2 Chronicles 15:2 cross-reference

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 ...

Psalm 25:8 cross-reference

Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

1 Thessalonians 1:10 cross-reference

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Psalm 119:2 cross-reference

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

Genesis 49:18 cross-reference

I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

Psalm 105:3 cross-reference

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

Psalm 61:5 cross-reference

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Psalm 61:1 cross-reference

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

Psalm 22:26 cross-reference

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

2 Chronicles 19:3 cross-reference

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.

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