Lamentations 3:28–30
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
Hee sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because hee hath borne it vpon him.
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
He putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him, hee is filled full with reproch.
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From verse 28
- Jeremiah 15:17Rank 1 from verse 28
- Lamentations 2:10Rank 2 from verse 28
10The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
10The Elders of the daughter of Zion sit vpon the ground and keepe silence: they haue cast vp dust vpon their heads: they haue girded themselues with sackcloth: the virgins of Ierusalem hang downe their heades to the ground.
- Psalms 102:7Rank 3 from verse 28
- Psalms 39:9Rank 4 from verse 28
From verse 29
- 2 Chronicles 33:12Rank 2 from verse 29
- Ezekiel 16:63Rank 3 from verse 29
63That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.
63That thou mayest remember, and bee confounded, and neuer open thy mouth any more: because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee, for all that thou hast done, sayeth the LORD God.
- Jeremiah 31:17Rank 4 from verse 29
- Job 42:5–6Rank 5 from verse 29
- Luke 15:18–19Rank 8 from verse 29
18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
18I will arise and goe to my father, and will say vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heauen and before thee.
19And am no more worthy to be called thy sonne: make me as one of thy hired seruants.
- Luke 18:13Rank 9 from verse 29
13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
13And the Publicane standing afarre off, would not lift vp so much as his eyes vnto heauen: but smote vpon his breast, saying, God me mercifull to mee a sinner.
- Romans 3:19Rank 10 from verse 29
19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
19Now we know that what things soeuer the Law saith, it saith to them who are vnder the Law: that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world may become ‖guilty before God.
- Zephaniah 2:3Rank 11 from verse 29
3Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
3Seeke ye the LORD all ye meeke of the earth, which haue wrought his iudgement, seeke righteousnesse, seeke meeknesse: it may be, ye shall be hid in the day of the LORDs anger.
From verse 30
- Isaiah 50:6Rank 1 from verse 30
- Matthew 26:67Rank 3 from verse 30
- Matthew 5:39Rank 4 from verse 30
- 2 Corinthians 11:20Rank 5 from verse 30
1NOW gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
1¶ Now gather thy selfe in troupes, O daughter of troupes: he hath laid siege against vs: they shal smite the Iudge of Israel with a rod vpon the cheeke.
- Psalms 123:3Rank 8 from verse 30
- Psalms 69:20Rank 9 from verse 30
20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
20Reproch hath broken my heart, and I am full of heauines: and I looked for some †to take pitie, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
- Psalms 69:9Rank 10 from verse 30
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Lamentations 3:28
1. Without others, company, or help; by oneself. 2. Only or solely. 3. In "let ... alone," to leave undisturbed or refrain from interfering with.
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Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.
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1. Carried, supported, conveyed, or sustained. 2. Endured or suffered. 3. Brought forth as offspring. 4. Bore or possessed a likeness. 5. Given testimony.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Lamentations 3:29
Third-person singular present form of put (to place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be).
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Fine, loose earth or powder; the ground.
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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.
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Lamentations 3:30
The side of the face below the eyes on each side.
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Third-person singular present form of smite (to strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay).
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.
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Sense 1: Shame, disgrace, dishonour, contempt, blame, reviling, or taunt. Sense 2: As a verb, to shame, insult, blame, or speak contemptuously against.
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27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
27 It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.
28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
28Hee sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because hee hath borne it vpon him.
Selected passage29He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
29He putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
Selected passage30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
30Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him, hee is filled full with reproch.
Selected passage31For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
31For the LORD will not cast off for euer.