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Where is “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” in the Bible?
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him” is Lamentations 3:25. The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
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It is Lamentations 3:25.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.
The verse
Yahweh is good to those who look to him in hope, to the person who seeks him out. It is good to hope in silence for Yahweh’s salvation.
Lamentations 3:25-26 · open the chapter →
What it means there
It comes just after “his mercies are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22-23). Waiting here means hoping in God and looking for him while nothing has changed yet. The next verse says it is good to wait quietly for the Lord to save.
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Where is “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” in the Bible?
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him” is Lamentations 3:25. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.
Is “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Lamentations 3:25. In the Lumin Translation, Lamentations 3:25-26 reads: “Yahweh is good to those who look to him in hope, to the person who seeks him out. It is good to hope in silence for Yahweh’s salvation.”
Who said “The Lord is good to those who wait for him”?
The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.
What does “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” mean in the Bible?
It comes just after “his mercies are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22-23). Waiting here means hoping in God and looking for him while nothing has changed yet. The next verse says it is good to wait quietly for the Lord to save.
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