Lamentations 3:29 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:27 Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.

Lamentations 3:28 He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid <FI>it<Fi> upon him.

Lamentations 3:29 He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.

Lamentations 3:30 He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.

Lamentations 3:31 For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "putteth", "dust", "mouth", and "hope". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "putteth" and "dust", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "He sitteth alone and is silent For..." into verse 30's "He giveth to his smiter the cheek...", so "putteth" and "dust" 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 "putteth" and "dust" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.