KJV King James Version
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
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Lamentations 3:28
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
WEB World English Bible
Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.
ASV American Standard Version
Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid it upon him.
Surrounding context — Lamentations 3
25 The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
26 [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
27 [It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
30 He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
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Cross-references
Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.Lamentations 2:10The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, [and] keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.Psalm 102:7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.Psalm 39:9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst [it].
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