Lamentations 3:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.”
Lamentations 3:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 3:30 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 3:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him. Let him be filled full of reproach.”
Lamentations 3:30 — World English Bible
Lamentations 3:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.”
Lamentations 3:30 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 3:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.”
Lamentations 3:30 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 3:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach.”
Lamentations 3:30 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 3:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.”
Lamentations 3:30 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 3:30 in Context — Lamentations 3
28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
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What Does Lamentations 3:30 Mean?
Lamentations 3:30 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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