Lamentations 3:27 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

Lamentations 3:28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

Lamentations 3:29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "bear", "yoke", and "youth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "bear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "It is good that a man should..." into verse 28's "He sitteth alone and keepeth silence because...", so "good" and "bear" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "good" and "bear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.