Lamentations 3:29
He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
In Context
28He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid [it] upon him.
30He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:12And when he is in distress he hath appeased the face of Jehovah his God, and is humbled exceedingly before the God of his fathers,
Job 42:5By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.
Ezekiel 16:63So that thou dost remember, And thou hast been ashamed, And there is not to thee any more an opening of the mouth because of thy shame, In My receiving atonement for thee, For all that thou hast done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'
Jonah 3:9Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.'
Luke 15:18having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin — to the heaven, and before thee,
Romans 3:19And we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment 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 →