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29 Let him bury his face in the dust;[a]
perhaps there is hope.
30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him;[b]
let him have his fill of insults.

כ (Kaf)

31 For the Lord[c] will not
reject us forever.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:29 tn Heb “Let him put his mouth in the dust.”
  2. Lamentations 3:30 tn Heb “to the smiter.”
  3. Lamentations 3:31 tc The MT reads אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “the Lord”) here rather than יהוה (YHWH, “the Lord”). See the tc note at 1:14.
  4. Lamentations 3:31 tn The verse is unusually short, and something unrecoverable may be missing.

29 Let him bury his face in the dust(A)
    there may yet be hope.(B)
30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,(C)
    and let him be filled with disgrace.(D)

31 For no one is cast off
    by the Lord forever.(E)

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