Lamentations 3:25
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
American King James Version (AKJV)
The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.
Webster's Revision
The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
World English Bible
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Barnes's Lamentations 3:25 Bible Commentary
In these three verses, each beginning in the Hebrew with the word good, we have first the fundamental idea that Yahweh Himself is good, and if good to all, then especially is He so to those who being in adversity can yet wait in confidence upon His mercy.