Lamentations 3:29

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

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 33:12 describes Manasseh's humble repentance in distress, mirroring the dust-burying humility with hope in Lamentations 3:29.

Job 40:4 Parallel

Job 40:4 shows Job silencing himself with hand over mouth, akin to burying one's face in the dust as humble submission in Lamentations 3:29.

Job 42:6 Parallel

Job 42:6 explicitly describes repentance in dust and ashes, directly paralleling the dust-burying humility in Lamentations 3:29.

Ezekiel 16:63 mentions being ashamed and silent after atonement, echoing the silenced humility with hope in Lamentations 3:29.

Joel 2:14 Parallel

Joel 2:14 shares the tentative hope—'Who knows? He may relent'—as the 'there may yet be hope' after humility in Lamentations 3:29.

Jonah 3:9 Parallel

Jonah 3:9 echoes the same uncertain hope—'Who knows? God may relent'—as the 'there may yet be hope' in Lamentations 3:29 after humility.

In Zephaniah 2:3, the same call to seek humility with 'perhaps' echoes this posture of waiting for hope.

Luke 18:13 Parallel

In Luke 18:13, the tax collector's downcast eyes and plea for mercy embody the same humble hope.

Jonah 3:6 Parallel

In Jonah 3:6, the king sits in dust in repentance, mirroring this posture of humility with hope for mercy.

Micah 1:10 Contrast

In Micah 1:10, rolling in dust is a sign of mourning for judgment, similar but without the note of hope.

Micah 7:17 Contrast

In Micah 7:17, enemies lick dust in forced humiliation — opposite of voluntary humility seeking hope here.