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The Book of Lamentations, Chapter 3, Verse 30

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He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
King James Version
He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
American Standard Version
Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.
New English Translation
Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults.
World English Bible
Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him; let him be filled full with reproach.
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For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
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But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
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For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
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To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
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To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
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To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
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Who [is] he [that] saith, and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord commandeth [it] not?
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Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
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Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
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Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.