Lamentations 3:25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Lord is good to those who wait  for him, to the person who seeks him.

Cross References

Isaiah 40:31

but those who trust in the  Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 25:9

On that day it will be said, ‘Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he has saved us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let’s rejoice and be glad in his salvation.’

Lamentations 3:26

It is good to wait quietly for salvation from the  Lord.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.

2 Chronicles 31:21

He was diligent in every deed that he began in the service of God’s temple, in the instruction and the commands, in order to seek his God, and he prospered.

James 5:7

Therefore, brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.

Hosea 10:12

Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your unploughed ground. It is time to seek the  Lord until he comes  and sends righteousness on you like the rain.

Isaiah 64:4

From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened to, no eye has seen any God except you who acts on behalf of the one who waits for him.

2 Chronicles 15:2

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, ‘Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The Lord is with you  when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you,  but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call to him while he is near.

1 Chronicles 28:9

‘As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind,  for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought.  If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you for ever.

Genesis 49:18

I wait for your salvation, Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to wait  for his Son  from heaven, whom he raised from the dead   #– #Jesus, who rescues us  from the coming wrath.

Zephaniah 3:8

Therefore, wait for me   – this is the  Lord’s declaration – until the day I rise up for plunder. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, in order to pour out my indignation  on them, all my burning anger; for the whole earth will be consumed by the fire of my jealousy.

Isaiah 26:9

I long for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you, for when your judgements are in the land, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

2 Chronicles 30:19

whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God,  the Lord, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.’

2 Chronicles 19:3

However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.’

Ezra 8:22

I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, ‘The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek him, but his fierce anger is against all who abandon him.’