The Meaning of Lamentations 3:25 Explained

Lamentations 3:25

KJV: The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

YLT: Good is Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul that seeketh Him.

Darby: Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

ASV: Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  [is] good  unto them that wait  for him, to the soul  [that] seeketh  him. 

What does Lamentations 3:25 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:25 mean?

Good Yahweh [is] to those who wait for Him to the soul [who] seeks Him
ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔ו‪‬‪‬ לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ

ט֤וֹב  Good 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
יְהוָה֙  Yahweh  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לְקוָֹ֔ו‪‬‪‬  to  those  who  wait  for  Him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קָוָה 
Sense: to wait, look for, hope, expect.
לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ  to  the  soul 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ  [who]  seeks  Him 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ 
Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require.