Lamentations 3:28-33

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.

^31 (D)For the Lord will not cast off forever.
³² Though He causes grief,
Yet He will show compassion
According to the multitude of His mercies.
³³ For ^(E)He does not afflict ^[a]willingly,
Nor grieve the children of men.