Lamentations 3:27

“It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for Lamentations 3:27

[It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
- King James Version

{It is} good for a man that he should bear The yoke in his youth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
- American Standard Version (1901)

It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
- Basic English Bible

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:
- Darby Bible

It is good for a man that he should bear the yoke in his youth.
- Webster's Bible

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
- World English Bible

Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.
- Youngs Literal Bible

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Commentary for Lamentations 3:27

Wesley's Notes for Lamentations 3:27

3:27 Bear - Quietly and patiently to bear what afflictions God will please to lay upon us. And if God tame us when young, by his word or by his rod, it is an unspeakable advantage.


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