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let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He giveth <i>his</i> cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let him give <i>his</i> cheek to the one who strikes him, <i>And</i> be full of reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let him give <i>his</i> cheek to the one who is going to strike him; Let him be filled with shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to the smiter, Let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to the smiter; Let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him; Let him be saturated with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him; Let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />we can also learn from insults and hard knocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They should turn their cheeks to the one who strikes them and take their fill of insults.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Though beaten and insulted, we should accept it all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He will endure being slapped in the face, bringing him public disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him; let him be filled with insults.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him. Let him be filled full of reproach. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He gives to his striker the cheek, "" He is filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will give the cheek to him striking him: he will be filled with reproach.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jod. He shall give his cheek to him that striketh him, he shall be filled with reproaches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />JOD. He shall give his cheek to those who strike him; he shall be saturated with reproaches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To offer one’s cheek to be struck, to be filled with disgrace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to give one’s cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let him turn his cheek to him that smites him; let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He will give his cheek to him who hits him, and he will be filled with reproach<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him Let him be filled full with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />JOD. He will give <i>his</i> cheek to him that smites him: he will be filled full with reproaches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=864" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Jeremiah's Hope</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Let him offer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3895.htm" title="3895: le·ḥî (N-fs) -- Jaw, cheek. From an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek; hence, the jaw-bone.">his cheek</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: lə·mak·kê·hū (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">to the one who would strike him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: yiś·ba‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">let him be filled</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: bə·ḥer·pāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">with reproach.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>For the Lord will not cast us off forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39</a></span><br />But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-29.htm">Luke 6:29</a></span><br />If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Matthew 26:67</a></span><br />Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Mark 14:65</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-22.htm">John 18:22-23</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?” / Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-2.htm">Acts 23:2-3</a></span><br />At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. / Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm">1 Corinthians 4:12-13</a></span><br />We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; / when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17-21</a></span><br />Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. / If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. / Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-29.htm">Proverbs 24:29</a></span><br />Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Micah 5:1</a></span><br />Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10</a></span><br />They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-13.htm">Psalm 38:13-14</a></span><br />But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. / I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He gives his cheek to him that smites him: he is filled full with reproach.</p><p class="hdg">his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10</a></b></br> They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></b></br> I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Micah 5:1</a></b></br> Now 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.</p><p class="hdg">filled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9,20</a></b></br> For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/123-3.htm">Psalm 123:3</a></b></br> Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Cheek</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-29.htm">Face</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-15.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-15.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">Insults</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-19.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-7.htm">Smiter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-27.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-13.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-11.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/joel/1-6.htm">Cheek</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-1.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-35.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Full</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-61.htm">Insults</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-61.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/numbers/35-24.htm">Smiter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-9.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-9.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-50.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">The prophet bewails his own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">He acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">And vengeance on his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It echoes the teachings found in the New Testament, particularly in <a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39</a>, where Jesus instructs His followers to turn the other cheek. This concept is rooted in the idea of non-retaliation and trusting in God's justice rather than seeking personal vengeance. In the historical context of Lamentations, the Israelites were experiencing the consequences of their disobedience through the Babylonian exile. Offering the cheek symbolizes accepting God's discipline and the hope of eventual restoration. This act of submission can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, during His passion, did not retaliate against those who struck Him (<a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a>, <a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Matthew 26:67</a>).<p><b>let him be filled with reproach.</b><br>Being filled with reproach signifies enduring shame and disgrace, which was a common experience for the Israelites during the Babylonian captivity. This phrase highlights the depth of suffering and humiliation that comes with divine chastisement. In a broader biblical context, reproach is often associated with the consequences of sin and the need for repentance (<a href="/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7</a>, <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a>). Theologically, it points to the redemptive suffering of Christ, who bore the ultimate reproach on behalf of humanity (<a href="/hebrews/13-13.htm">Hebrews 13:13</a>). This acceptance of reproach is a call to humility and a reminder of the hope for redemption and restoration through God's mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of its people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the lament and mourning expressed in the book.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The event during which the people of Judah were taken captive by the Babylonians, a backdrop to the lamentations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_suffering.htm">Humility in Suffering</a></b><br>The verse calls for a humble acceptance of suffering, reflecting a trust in God's ultimate justice and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ-like_response.htm">Christ-like Response</a></b><br>Emulating Christ, who did not retaliate when insulted, believers are encouraged to respond to personal attacks with grace and patience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_and_faith.htm">Endurance and Faith</a></b><br>The call to endure reproach is a test of faith, urging believers to rely on God's strength and promises during trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_reconciliation.htm">Forgiveness and Reconciliation</a></b><br>Offering the cheek symbolizes a willingness to forgive and seek peace, even with those who wrong us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_through_trials.htm">Spiritual Growth through Trials</a></b><br>Suffering can be a catalyst for spiritual growth, teaching reliance on God and fostering a deeper relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_joab_kill_abner.htm">Why did Joab kill Abner in the Bible story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_be_an_'enemy'_yet_unchanging.htm">Lamentations 2:5 - In what sense can God become an 'enemy' to those He once favored, and does this contradict other biblical portrayals of His unchanging nature?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_god_prevent_suffering.htm">If God's mercies are 'new every morning' (Lamentations 3:23), why did He not prevent intense suffering and loss?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_8_with_harsh_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 8's depiction of a caring God with other biblical passages that portray divine indifference or harsh judgment toward humans?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">He giveth his cheek . . .</span>--The submission enjoined reaches its highest point--a patience like that of <a href="/job/16-10.htm" title="They have gaped on me with their mouth; they have smitten me on the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.">Job 16:10</a>; we may add, like that of the Sermon on the Mount (<a href="/matthew/5-39.htm" title="But I say to you, That you resist not evil: but whoever shall smite you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.">Matthew 5:39</a>.) It was harder to accept the Divine chastisement when it came through human agents. Not so had Jeremiah once taught and acted (<a href="/context/jeremiah/20-1.htm" title="Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.">Jeremiah 20:1-6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm" title="Then said the prophet Jeremiah to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD has not sent you; but you make this people to trust in a lie.">Jeremiah 28:15</a>). (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm" title="From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.">Isaiah 1:6</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He giveth</span> his <span class="cmt_word">cheek.</span> Notice the striking affinity (which is hardly accidental) to <a href="/job/16-10.htm">Job 16:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a>. The ideal of the righteous man, according to these kindred books, contains, as one of its most prominent features, the patient endurance of affliction; and so too does the same ideal, received and amplified by the greatest "Servant of Jehovah" (<a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Let him offer</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתֵּ֧ן</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his cheek</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֖חִי</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3895.htm">Strong's 3895: </a> </span><span class="str2">The cheek, the jaw-bone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the one who would strike him;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mak·kê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let him be filled</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂבַּ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with reproach.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥer·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:30 Let him give his cheek to him (Lam. 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