King James Version

Lamentations 3:26

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

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ט֤וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…וְיָחִיל֙veyachiland should hopeיָחִילconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and should hope”, the ordinary formH3175expectantshould hope.וְדוּמָ֔םvedumamand dumbדּוּמָםconjunction, adverb — “and dumb”H1748still; adverbially, silentlydumb, silent, quietly wait.לִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlitshuatto deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8668rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

World English Bible

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.

Darby Translation

It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

Teth. It is good to wait with silence for the salvation of God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

is good, and shall wait for, and quietly expect salvation of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ὑπομενεῖ, καὶ ἡσυχάσει εἰς τὸ σωτήριον Κυρίου.