Lamentations 3:29

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Summary

Lamentations 3:29

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

Putteth

Romans 3:19

If

Luke 18:13

Bible References

Putteth

When he was in distress, he entreated the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth.

“I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my eye sees You;

so that you may remember and be ashamed and never open your mouth anymore because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done,” the Lord God declares.

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;

If

Who knows whether He will not turn and relent
And leave a blessing behind Him,
Even a grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?

Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish.”

Seek the Lord,

All you humble of the earth
Who have carried out His ordinances;

Seek righteousness, seek humility.

Perhaps you will be hidden
In the day of the Lord’s anger.

I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’