Lamentations 3:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Lamentations 3:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:27 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 3:27 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 3:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Lamentations 3:27 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Lamentations 3:27 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.”

Lamentations 3:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:”

Lamentations 3:27 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Lamentations 3:27 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:27 in Context — Lamentations 3

25 Bom é o SENHOR para os que nele esperam, para a alma que o busca.

26 É bom esperar e tranquilo aguardar a salvação do SENHOR.

27 É bom ao homem levar o jugo em sua juventude.

28 Sente-se só, e fique quieto; pois ele o pôs sobre si.

29 Ponha sua boca no pó; talvez haja esperança.

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What Does Lamentations 3:27 Mean?

Lamentations 3:27 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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