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Lamentations 3:28
Lamentations 3:28 is verse 28 of Lamentations chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
King James Version
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
World English Bible
Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.
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Lamentations 3:26–30 · Berean Standard Bible
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 still young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Lamentations 2:10The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
Psalms 39:9I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
Psalms 102:7I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.