King James Version

Lamentations 3:30

He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

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יִתֵּ֧ןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לְמַכֵּ֛הוּlemakehvto strikeנָכָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to strike”, a verb used as a describing wordH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.לֶ֖חִיlechicheekלְחִיnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “cheek”, the ordinary formH3895the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bonecheek (bone), jaw (bone).יִשְׂבַּ֥עyisbafillשָׂבַעverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fill”, a wish or indirect commandH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.בְּחֶרְפָּֽהbecherpahin rebukeחֶרְפָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in rebuke”, the ordinary formH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him, let him be filled full with reproach.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.

Young’s Literal Translation

He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.

World English Bible

Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him. Let him be filled full of reproach.

Darby Translation

he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him, let him be filled full with reproach.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Jod. He will give his cheek to him that smites him: he will be filled full with reproaches.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΙΩΔ. Δώσει τῷ παίοντι αὐτὸν σιαγόνα, χορτασθήσεται ὀνειδισμῶν·