Lamentations 3:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.”
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BSBPD
“Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Lamentations 3:29 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
- Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
- Job 42:5My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
- Jeremiah 31:17So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.
- Ezekiel 16:63so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Joel 2:14Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him— grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
- Jonah 3:9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
- Luke 15:18I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
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