Lamentations 3:30
That he offer his cheek to the smiter; that he be filled with reproach.
Noyes Bible
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, [[saying to himself,]] “Perhaps there may be hope!”
31For the Lord will not cast off forever;
Cross References
Job 30:10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me; They forbear not to spit before my face.
Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I look for pity, but there is none; For comforters, but find none.
Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to the smiters, And my cheeks to them that pluck the beard; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Matthew 5:39But I say to you, that ye resist not the evil-doer; but whoever smiteth thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;
Luke 6:29To him that smiteth thee on one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away 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 →