28Let him sit alone in silence, for the Lord has laid it on him.


In Context

25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord .

27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.

28 Let him sit alone in silence, for the Lord has laid it on him.

29 Let him bury his face in the dust- there may yet be hope.

30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace.

Lamentations 3:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:28Jod. He shall sit solitary, and hold his peace: because he hath taken it up upon himself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:28Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:28He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:28Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:28He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:28Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:28He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid it upon him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:28He sits alone and keeps silence, because he has borne it on him.