A moment in scripture
Lamentations 3:30
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He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
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The surrounding passage
- Lamentations 3:28
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
- Lamentations 3:29
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
- Lamentations 3:31
For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
- Lamentations 3:32
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.