Lamentations 3:30 BSB

Lamentations 3:30

Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.

KJV

He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

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Commentary

3 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Lamentations (1274)

Third, the condition of the person expecting can refer to their patience in tribulation. "Let him give his cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults." That is, be prepared to give: "his cheek to the smiter." For the Apostle Matthew states: "but if …

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth - He has that love that is not provoked. He is not quarrelsome, nor apt to resent injuries; he suffers long and is kind. Or, it may be rendered, “let him give his cheek.” He is filled full with reproach - Though all this take place, yet let his “trust be in God, who will not cast off for ever.” God will take his part, and bring him safely through all hardships.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

He does not fight against the yoke (Jer 31:18; Ac 9:5), but accommodates himself to it. alone--The heathen applauded magnanimity, but they looked to display and the praise of men. The child of God, in the absence of any witness, "alone," silently submits to the will of God. borne it upon him--that is, because he is used to bearing it on him.

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Original language & word study

5 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יִתֵּ֧ן	yi.Ten	let him give	H5414 →
לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ	le.ma.Ke.hu	to [the] [one who] strikes him	H5221 →
לֶ֖חִי	Le.chi	a cheek	H3895 →
יִשְׂבַּ֥ע	yis.Ba'	let him be sated	H7646 →
בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ ס	be.cher.Pah	with reproach	H2781 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 50:6
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
leads to
- Matthew 27:30
  Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 26:67
  Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- Mark 14:65
  Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
Through
Matthew 5:39
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15
  Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
- 1 Peter 3:9
  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Romans 12:17–19
  Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- Proverbs 20:22
  Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Through
Matthew 26:67
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
leads to
- Isaiah 50:6
  I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Lamentations

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Lamentations