Lamentations 3:25

NETBible

ט (Tet) The Lord is good to those who trust 1  in him, to the one 2  who seeks him.

NIV ©

The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

NASB ©

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him.

NLT ©

The LORD is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him.

MSG ©

GOD proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks.

BBE ©

The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.

NRSV ©

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.

NKJV ©

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.

KJV
The LORD
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[is] good
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unto them that wait
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for him, to the soul
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[that] seeketh
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him.
NASB ©
The LORD
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is good
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to those who wait
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for Him, To the person
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who seeks
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Him.
LXXM
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A-NSM
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N-NSM
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D-ASM
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N-DSF
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R-NSF
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V-FAI-3S
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D-ASM
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NET [draft] ITL
ט(Tet) The Lord
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is good
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to those who trust
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in him, to the one
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who seeks
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him.
HEBREW
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*wwql
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bwj (3:25)
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NETBible

ט (Tet) The Lord is good to those who trust 1  in him, to the one 2  who seeks him.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “wait for him”

2 tn Heb “to the soul…” The term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “soul”) is a synecdoche of part (= “the soul who seeks him”) for the whole person (= “the person who seeks him”).