Lamentations 3:30 (DRB)

Passage

Jod. He shall give his cheek to him that striketh him, he shall be filled with reproaches.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:28 Jod. He shall sit solitary, and hold his peace: because he hath taken it up upon himself.

Lamentations 3:29 Jod. He shall put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.

Lamentations 3:30 Jod. He shall give his cheek to him that striketh him, he shall be filled with reproaches.

Lamentations 3:31 Caph. For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

Lamentations 3:32 Caph. For if he hath cast off, he will also have mercy, according to the multitude of his mercies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "give", "cheek", "striketh", "filled", and "reproaches". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Jod He shall put his mouth in..." into verse 31's "Caph For the Lord will not cast...", so "shall" and "give" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.