2 Kings 9:30
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Jezebel’s Violent Death
30 Now when Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; (A)and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked through a window.
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Jeremiah 4:30
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30 “And when you are plundered,
What will you do?
Though you clothe yourself with crimson,
Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold,
(A)Though you enlarge your eyes with paint,
In vain you will make yourself fair;
(B)Your lovers will despise you;
They will seek your life.
Ezekiel 23:40
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40 “Furthermore you sent for men to come from afar, (A)to whom a messenger was sent; and there they came. And you (B)washed yourself for them, (C)painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments.
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Ezekiel 24:17
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17 Sigh in silence, (A)make no mourning for the dead; (B)bind your turban on your head, and (C)put your sandals on your feet; (D)do not cover your [a]lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.”
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- Ezekiel 24:17 Lit. moustache
1 Peter 3:3
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3 (A)Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—
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1 Timothy 2:9-10
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9 in like manner also, that the (A)women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and [a]moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, 10 (B)but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.
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- 1 Timothy 2:9 discretion
Isaiah 3:18-24
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18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
The jingling anklets, the [a]scarves, and the (A)crescents;
19 The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
20 The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
The perfume boxes, the charms,
21 and the rings;
The nose jewels,
22 the festal apparel, and the mantles;
The outer garments, the purses,
23 and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
24 And so it shall be:
Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench;
Instead of a sash, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, (B)baldness;
Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
And [b]branding instead of beauty.
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- Isaiah 3:18 headbands
- Isaiah 3:24 burning scar
1 Kings 19:1-2
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Elijah Escapes from Jezebel
19 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, also how he had (A)executed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, (B)“So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.”
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