Lamentations 3:26

NETBible

It is good to wait patiently 1  for deliverance from the Lord. 2 

NIV ©

it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

NASB ©

It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD.

NLT ©

So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.

MSG ©

It's a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from GOD.

BBE ©

It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.

NRSV ©

It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

NKJV ©

It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the LORD.

KJV
[It is] good
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that [a man] should both hope
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and quietly wait
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for the salvation
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of the LORD
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NASB ©
It is
good
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that he waits
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silently
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For the salvation
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of the LORD
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.
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
upomenei
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V-FAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
hsucasei
<2270> 
V-AAI-3S
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
to
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T-ASN
swthrion
<4992> 
N-ASN
kuriou
<2962> 
N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL
It is good
<02896>
to wait patiently
<01748>
for deliverance
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from the Lord
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.
HEBREW
hwhy
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tewstl
<08668>
Mmwdw
<01748>
lyxyw
<02342>
bwj (3:26)
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NETBible

It is good to wait patiently 1  for deliverance from the Lord. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “waiting and silently.” The two adjectives וְיָחִיל וְדוּמָם (vÿyakhil vÿdumam, “waiting and silently”) form a hendiadys: The first functions verbally and the second functions adverbially: “to wait silently.” The adjective דוּמָם (dumam, “silently”) also functions as a metonymy of association, standing for patience or rest (HALOT 217 s.v.). This metonymical nuance is captured well in less literal English versions: “wait in patience” (TEV) and “wait patiently” (CEV, NJPS). The more literal English versions do not express the metonymy as well: “quietly wait” (KJV, NKJV, ASV), “waits silently” (NASB), “wait quietly” (RSV, NRSV, NIV).

2 tn Heb “deliverance of the Lord.” In the genitive-construct, the genitive יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”) denotes source, that is, he is the source of the deliverance: “deliverance from the Lord.”