Jeremiah 4:30

New International Version

³⁰What are you doing,^(A) you devastated one?
    Why dress yourself in scarlet
    and put on jewels^(B) of gold?
Why highlight your eyes with makeup?^(C)
    You adorn yourself in vain.
Your lovers^(D) despise you;
    they want to kill you.^(E)

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Jeremiah 4:30

King James Version

³⁰And 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.

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Jeremiah 4:30

New King James Version

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.

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Jeremiah 4:30

English Standard Version

³⁰And you, O desolate one,
what do you mean that you dress in scarlet,
    ^(A)that you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold,
    ^(B)that you enlarge your eyes with paint?
In vain you beautify yourself.
    ^(C)Your lovers despise you;
    they seek your life.