Lamentations 3:30
Jod. He shall give his cheek to him that striketh him, he shall be filled with reproaches.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
In Context
29Jod. He shall put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
31Caph. For the Lord will not cast off for ever.
Cross References
Job 30:10They abhor me, and flee far from me, and are not afraid to spit in my face.
Psalms 69:20Thou knowest my reproach, and my confusion, and my shame.
Isaiah 50:6I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me.
Matthew 5:39But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:
Luke 6:29And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.
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 →