Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Lamentations 3:29
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Berean Standard Bible
Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.
King James Version
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
World English Bible
Let him put his mouth in the dust, if it is so that there may be hope.
American Standard Version
Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Lamentations 3
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.
30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
31 For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
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