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Lamentations 3:28-30
EasyEnglish Bible
Lamentations 3:28-30
EasyEnglish Bible
28 Also, when the Lord causes them to be in trouble,
they should sit alone quietly.[a]
29 They should be humble in front of God.[b]
Then hope may come again.
30 If somebody hits them or insults them, they should accept it.[c]
Footnotes
- 3:28 God does not speak to us when we are talking all the time.
- 3:29 When people felt small or ashamed in front of God, they often lay down on the ground.
- 3:30 Jesus spoke about this too in Matthew 5:39.
Lamentations 3:28-30
King James Version
Lamentations 3:28-30
King James Version
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.
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Lamentations 3:28-30
New King James Version
Lamentations 3:28-30
New King James Version
28 (A)Let him sit alone and keep silent,
Because God has laid it on him;
29 (B)Let him put his mouth in the dust—
There may yet be hope.
30 (C)Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him,
And be full of reproach.
Lamentations 3:28-30
English Standard Version
Lamentations 3:28-30
English Standard Version
28 Let him (A)sit alone in silence
when it is laid on him;
29 (B)let him put his mouth in the dust—
there may yet be hope;
30 (C)let him give his cheek to the one who strikes,
and let him be filled with insults.
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