Lamentations 3:26

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

It 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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that a

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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should both

יָחַל

yâchal

H3176

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

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and

דּוּמָם

dûwmâm

H1748

still; adverbially, silently

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אָרַב

ʼârab

H693

to lurk

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for the

יְשׁוּעָה

yᵉshûwʻâh

H3444

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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of the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Key Terms in This Verse

quietly H1748

דּוּמָם dûwmâm

still; adverbially, silently

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wait H693

אָרַב ʼârab

to lurk

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hope H3176

יָחַל yâchal

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

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salvation H3444

יְשׁוּעָה yᵉshûwʻâh

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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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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man H376

אִישׁ ʼîysh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

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.

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 130:5 cross-reference

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

Hebrews 10:35 cross-reference

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

Genesis 49:18 cross-reference

I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

1 Peter 1:13 cross-reference

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;

Isaiah 30:15 cross-reference

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.

Hebrews 3:14 cross-reference

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

Psalm 119:166 cross-reference

LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

Psalm 119:174 cross-reference

I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

2 Chronicles 20:17 cross-reference

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: ...

Psalm 54:6 cross-reference

I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

Psalm 52:9 cross-reference

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

Psalm 73:28 cross-reference

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Isaiah 30:7 cross-reference

For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

Galatians 4:18 cross-reference

But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

Psalm 92:1 cross-reference

IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH:

Exodus 14:13 cross-reference

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 mo...

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