Lamentations 3:28 (KJV)

Passage

He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

Nearby Context

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.

Lamentations 3:30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sitteth", "alone", "keepeth", "silence", "hath", "borne", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sitteth" and "alone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "It is good for a man that..." into verse 29's "He putteth his mouth in the dust...", so "sitteth" and "alone" 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 "sitteth" and "alone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.