Lamentations 3:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.”

Lamentations 3:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:29 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 3:29 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 3:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Let him put his mouth in the dust, if it is so that there may be hope.”

Lamentations 3:29 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.”

Lamentations 3:29 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.”

Lamentations 3:29 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“he putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope;”

Lamentations 3:29 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He putteth his mouth in the dust, if there may be hope.”

Lamentations 3:29 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:29 in Context — Lamentations 3

27 Bueno es al hombre, si llevare el yugo desde su mocedad.

28 Sentaráse solo, y callará, porque lo llevó sobre sí.

29 Pondrá su boca en el polvo, por si quizá hay esperanza.

30 Dará la mejilla al que le hiriere; hartaráse de afrenta.

31 Porque el Señor no desechará para siempre:

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What Does Lamentations 3:29 Mean?

Lamentations 3:29 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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