Lamentations 3:30

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

Cross-reference

Lamentations 3:61 records the same sufferer hearing taunts — immediate context for the insults he receives in verse 30.

Job 16:10 Parallel

In Job 16:10, Job describes being struck on the cheek by scorners — an example of the suffering this verse endures.

Isaiah 50:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 50:6, the servant offers his cheeks to abuse — a strong parallel of voluntary suffering and disgrace.

Micah 5:1 Parallel

Micah 5:1 also depicts a ruler struck on the cheek — both verses share the same image of humiliation and suffering.

In Matthew 5:39, Jesus explicitly teaches turning the other cheek, echoing the same principle of non-retaliation from Lamentations.

Matthew 26:67 shows Jesus literally struck on the face — this fulfills the suffering depicted in Lamentations as a type of Christ.

Luke 6:29 Parallel

Luke 6:29 parallels Jesus' teaching on turning the other cheek, reinforcing the same attitude of non-resistance.

Psalm 3:7 Contrast

Psalm 3:7 has God striking enemies' cheeks — opposite of the sufferer giving his own cheek. Contrasting directions of suffering.

1 Kings 22:24 Historical context

1 Kings 22:24 records a prophet being slapped on the face — a concrete example of the kind of strike Lamentations describes.

2 Chronicles 18:23 Historical context

2 Chronicles 18:23 repeats the same slapping incident from 1 Kings — another instance of physical humiliation.

Psalm 22:6 Parallel

Psalm 22:6 describes being scorned and despised — the same shameful treatment the sufferer endures when filled with insults.