Lamentations 3:30
That he offer his cheek to him that smiteth him; that he be satisfied with reproach.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
In Context
29That he put his mouth in the dust; perhaps there still is hope;
31For the Lord will not cast off for ever;
Cross References
Job 30:10They loathe me, they keep themselves far from me, and from my face they withhold not their spittle.
Psalms 69:20(69:21) Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sick; and I waited for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Isaiah 50:6My back I gave up to the smiters, and my cheeks to those that plucked off the hair: my face I hid not from abuse and spitting.
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 →