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Lamentations 3:27

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

KJV

Bonum est viro cum portaverit jugum ab adolescentia sua.

Vulgate

Τήθ. Ἀγαθὸν ἀνδρὶ ὅταν ἄρῃ ζυγὸν ἐν νεότητι αὐτοῦ,

LXX

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

ASV

ט֣וֹב לַ/גֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּ/נְעוּרָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גֶ֣בֶר
gbr
noun · 65×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
י
y
noun · 46×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עֹ֣ל
'l
noun · 40×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things
  • Eccl 12:1 — Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
  • Eccl 12:1 — Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
  • Heb 12:5 — And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
  • Jer 31:18 — I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my Go
  • Mark 14:2 — But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
  • Matt 11:29 — Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
  • Ps 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
  • Ps 94:12 — Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
  • Ps 119:71 — It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.