The Meaning of Lamentations 3:27 Explained

Lamentations 3:27

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Lamentations 3:27 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Likewise shouldering the heavy burden of God"s revealed will in one"s youth is a good thing.
"Early discipline begets mature dependability." [1]

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:27 mean?

[it is] good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth -
ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־ יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו ס

ט֣וֹב  [it  is]  good 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
לַגֶּ֔בֶר  for  a  man 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֶּבֶר  
Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight).
יִשָּׂ֥א  bear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
עֹ֖ל  the  yoke 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹל  
Sense: yoke.
בִּנְעוּרָֽיו  in  his  youth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נְעוּרִים 
Sense: youth, early life.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation