Lamentations 3:28 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Lamentations 3:30 He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sitteth", "alone", "silent", "hath", "laid", 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 "Good for a man that he beareth..." into verse 29's "He putteth in the dust his mouth...", 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.