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Lamentations 3:27 Cross-References

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

Lamentations 3:27 (KJV)

Commentary on Lamentations 3:27

This wisdom proverb appears within Lamentations' context: "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth" (tov la-gever ki-yisa ol bi-neurav, טוֹב לַגֶּבֶר כִּי־יִשָּׂא עֹל בִּנְעוּרָיו). The term gever (strong man) from verse 1 reappears. The "yoke" (ol, עֹל) metaphorically represents burden, discipline, labor, or submission to authority. Why is bearing the yoke in youth (neurim, נְעוּרִים) "good"? Several reasons emerge: (1) Youth possesses physical and spiritual resilience to endure hardship that age may lack; (2) Early discipline forms character, establishing patterns of faithfu...

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