Lamentations 3:29
Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
In Context
28Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
Job 42:5My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
Ezekiel 16:63so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
Jonah 3:9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
Luke 15:18I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable 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 →