Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. New Living Translation And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of his discipline: English Standard Version It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Berean Standard Bible It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. King James Bible It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. New King James Version It is good for a man to bear The yoke in his youth. New American Standard Bible It is good for a man to bear The yoke in his youth. NASB 1995 It is good for a man that he should bear The yoke in his youth. NASB 1977 It is good for a man that he should bear The yoke in his youth. Legacy Standard Bible It is good for a man that he should bear The yoke in his youth. Amplified Bible It is good for a man that he should bear The yoke [of godly discipline] in his youth. Christian Standard Bible It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. Holman Christian Standard Bible It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. American Standard Version It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Contemporary English Version When we are young, it is good to struggle hard English Revised Version It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. GOD'S WORD® Translation It is good for people to endure burdens when they're young. Good News Translation And it is best to learn this patience in our youth. International Standard Version It is good when a young man carries the yoke of discipline in his youth. Majority Standard Bible It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. NET Bible It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. New Heart English Bible It is good for a man that he bear the yoke while he is young. Webster's Bible Translation It is good for a man that he should bear the yoke in his youth. World English Bible It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version[It is] good for a man that he bears a yoke in his youth. Young's Literal Translation Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth. Smith's Literal Translation Good for a man that he shall lift up the yoke in his youth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTeth. It is good for a man, when he hath borne the yoke from his youth. Catholic Public Domain Version TETH. It is good for a man, when he has carried the yoke from his youth. New American Bible It is good for a person, when young, to bear the yoke, New Revised Standard Version It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIt is good for a man that he bear thy yoke in his youth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated It is good for a man when he will take up your yoke in his youth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917It is good for a man that he bear The yoke in his youth. Brenton Septuagint Translation TETH. It is good for a man when he bears a yoke in his youth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Hope…26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. 27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. 28Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.… Cross References Matthew 11:29-30 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Hebrews 12:5-11 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? ... 1 Peter 5:6-10 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. / Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. / Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ... James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Romans 5:3-5 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope. / And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Philippians 4:11-13 I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. / I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. 1 Timothy 4:8 For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come. 2 Timothy 2:3 Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,” Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Psalm 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes. Psalm 25:9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. Treasury of Scripture It is good for a man that he bear the yoke of his youth. bear Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 94:12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; Psalm 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Jump to Previous Bear Beareth Good Undergo Yoke Young YouthJump to Next Bear Beareth Good Undergo Yoke Young YouthLamentations 3 1. The prophet bewails his own calamities22. By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope 37. He acknowledges God's justice 55. He prays for deliverance 64. And vengeance on his enemies It is good The Hebrew word for "good" here is "טוֹב" (tov), which conveys a sense of moral goodness, benefit, or well-being. In the context of Lamentations, a book filled with sorrow and lament, the use of "good" is striking. It suggests that even in the midst of suffering, there is a divine purpose and benefit. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that God can bring good out of difficult circumstances (Romans 8:28). The goodness here is not merely about personal benefit but about spiritual growth and maturity. for a man to bear the yoke while he is young Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew It is goodט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good for a man לַגֶּ֔בֶר (lag·ge·ḇer) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply to bear יִשָּׂ֥א (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take the yoke עֹ֖ל (‘ōl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5923: A yoke while he is still young. בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ (bin·‘ū·rāw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5271: Youth, the state, the persons Links Lamentations 3:27 NIVLamentations 3:27 NLT Lamentations 3:27 ESV Lamentations 3:27 NASB Lamentations 3:27 KJV Lamentations 3:27 BibleApps.com Lamentations 3:27 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 3:27 Chinese Bible Lamentations 3:27 French Bible Lamentations 3:27 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man that (Lam. La Lm) |
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