Lamentations 3:29
That he put his mouth in the dust, [[saying to himself,]] “Perhaps there may be hope!”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
In Context
28That he sit alone and keep silence, since He layeth it upon him;
30That he offer his cheek to the smiter; that he be filled with reproach.
Cross References
Job 42:5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now hath mine eye seen thee.
Ezekiel 16:63that thou mayst remember and be confounded, and not open thy mouth any more for shame, when I forgive thee all which thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Jonah 3:9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Luke 15:18I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee;
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the Law saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before 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 →