Lamentations 3:30
They should turn a cheek to someone who wants to slap them; they should take the insults of others.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
In Context
29They should bow low with their faces to the ground, for there may still be hope.
31For the Lord won't abandon us forever.
Cross References
Job 30:10They despise and shun me; they don't hesitate to spit in my face.
Psalms 69:20Insults have broken my heart—I am so sick there is no cure. I looked for some sympathy, but there was no one! Nobody showed me any compassion.
Isaiah 50:6I offered my back for people to beat me and my cheeks for people to pull my beard. I didn't hide my face from their mocking and spitting.
Matthew 5:39But I tell you, don't resist someone who is evil. If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other cheek to them as well.
Luke 6:29If someone hits you on one cheek, turn the other cheek. If someone takes your coat, don't prevent them taking your shirt.
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 →