Let him sit alone and keep quiet, Since He has laid it on him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.
- KJV He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
- BSB Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
- NKJV Let him sit alone and keep silent, Because God has laid it on him;
- NLT Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord’s demands.
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Quick answer
The sufferer should wait quietly before God rather than protest, since God Himself has appointed the affliction.
Overview
Silent, solitary submission is the right response when God lays a burden on a person. Recognizing the affliction as from God's hand removes the impulse to rebel. This quiet trust foreshadows Christ, who 'as a sheep before its shearers is silent' did not open His mouth (Isa. 53:7).
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 15:17I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand; for you have filled me with indignation.
- Lam 2:10The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust on their heads; they have clothed themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
- Ps 102:7I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.
- Ps 39:9I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.
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