“He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.”
Lamentations 3:30 (KJV) |
Lamentations 3:30
From Lamentations 3, in the Book of Lamentations (Old Testament).
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He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
For the LORD will not cast off for ever:
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.