Lamentations 3:27 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:25 Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul <FI>that<Fi> seeketh Him.

Lamentations 3:26 Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:27 Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.

Lamentations 3:28 He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid <FI>it<Fi> upon him.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Good when one doth stay and stand..." into verse 28's "He sitteth alone and is silent For...", so "good" and "beareth" 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 "beareth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.