Lamentations 3:29-31
Expanded Bible
29 He should ·bow down to the ground [L put his mouth in the dust];
maybe there is still hope.
30 He should ·let anyone slap [L give to the striker] his cheek;
he should be ·filled [sated] with ·shame [scorn].
31 The Lord will not reject
his people forever.
Lamentations 3:29-31
King James Version
29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
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Lamentations 3:29-31
New King James Version
29 (A)Let him put his mouth in the dust—
There may yet be hope.
30 (B)Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him,
And be full of reproach.
31 (C)For the Lord will not cast off forever.
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