He sitteth alone, etc.; rather, Let him sit alone … let him keep silence (Lamentations 3:28)… let him put (Lamentations 3:29)… let him give … let him be filled (Lamentations 3:30). The connection is—since it is good for a man to be afflicted, let him sit still, when trouble is sent, and resign himself to bear it.
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Lamentations 3:28-30
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