Lamentations 3:29
he putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
In Context
28He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;
30he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
Job 42:5I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee:
Ezekiel 16:63that thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, and no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I forgive thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Jonah 3:9Who knoweth but that God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Luke 15:18I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:22-37
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the… Read the whole commentary →