Lamentations 3:25Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
The setting
Jerusalem, 586 BC. After describing total destruction, Jeremiah concludes that waiting on God — not demanding immediate rescue — is how to survive catastrophe, in modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: exhausted but anchored in certainty of God's character
The original word
qavah (קָוָה) — to bind together by twisting, like making rope — patient endurance
Why it matters
This verse ends Jeremiah's darkest chapter by affirming that seeking God in disaster brings goodness
Read with care
What most readers miss in Lamentations 3:25
The Hebrew 'wait' means actively hoping, not passive sitting — it's like twisting rope fibers together for strength
Common misconceptionPeople think waiting means God is slow or absent. But Jeremiah says God is good TO those who wait — the waiting itself is where God's goodness is experienced.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Lamentations 3:25
Bible Genome reading
Lamentations 3:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Lamentations 3:25 comes from the book of Lamentations, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include waiting, seeking, God's goodness. Notable phrases: Yahweh is good; those who wait for him; soul that seeks him.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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