Jeremiah 4:30
And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah calls Israel to circumcise their hearts and not their foreskins. A trumpet signals danger from the north and Jeremiah describes the approach of the destroyer. In a devastating vision he sees chaos reverting to formless void — creation undone …
Other Translations
And thou, when thou art made desolate, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou enlargest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.
And thou, O spoiled one, what dost thou? For thou puttest on scarlet, For thou adornest thyself <FI>with<Fi> ornaments of gold. For thou rendest with pain thine eyes, In vain thou dost make thyself fair, Kicked against thee have doting ones, Thy life they do seek.
And you, when you are made waste, what will you do? Though you are clothed in red, though you make yourself beautiful with ornaments of gold, though you make your eyes wide with paint, it is for nothing that you make yourself fair; your lovers have no more desire for you, they have designs on your life.
Cross References
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? …
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for …
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to …
The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be …
Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all …
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief …
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: …
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate …
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.