They have gaped upon me with their mouth;\par\tab They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully:\par\tab They gather themselves together against me.
Lamentations 3:30 - American Standard Version 2015 Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: He is filled full with reproach. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let him give his cheek to the One Who smites him [even through His human agents]; let him be filled [full] with [men's] reproach [in meekness]. American Standard Version (1901) Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach. Common English Bible He should offer his cheek for a blow; he should be filled with shame. Catholic Public Domain Version JOD. He shall give his cheek to those who strike him; he shall be saturated with reproaches. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jod. He shall give his cheek to him that striketh him he shall be filled with reproaches. |
They have gaped upon me with their mouth;\par\tab They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully:\par\tab They gather themselves together against me.
They abhor me, they stand aloof from me,\par\tab And spare not to spit in my face.
Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us;\par\tab For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:\par\tab And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none;\par\tab And for comforters, but I found none.
For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up;\par\tab And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
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.
Now shalt thou 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.\par
Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands,
but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on {\i thy} right cheek, turn to him the other also.
To him that smiteth thee on the {\i one} cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.
For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you {\i captive}, if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.