Jeremiah 4:30-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
30 And you, devastated one, what are you doing(A)
that you dress yourself in scarlet,
that you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,
that you enlarge your eyes with paint?(B)
You beautify yourself for nothing.
Your lovers reject you;(C)
they want to take your life.(D)
31 I hear a cry like a woman in labor,(E)
a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child.
The cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath,
stretching out her hands:(F)
Woe is me, for my life is weary
because of the murderers!
Jeremiah 4:30-31
International Standard Version
30 You are ruined! What are you doing
dressing in scarlet,
putting on golden ornaments,
and highlighting your eyes with makeup?
You are making yourself beautiful in vain.
Your lovers reject you—
they’re out to kill you.
31 I heard a cry like that of a woman in labor,
anguish like one giving birth to her firstborn,
the cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for air,
stretching out her hand:
“Woe is me! I’m about to faint in front of killers!”
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