Jer.4.30

Jeremiah 4:30

KJV

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.

Lamentation for Judah

Cross References

2 Kings 9:30

KJV

¶ And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

Jezebel’s Violent Death

Proverbs 6:25

KJV

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

Warnings against Adultery

Isaiah 10:3

KJV

And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

Woe to Tyrants

Isaiah 20:6

KJV GOD

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

A Sign against Egypt and Cush

Jeremiah 13:21

KJV

What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

Captivity Threatened

Jeremiah 22:20

KJV GOD

¶ Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

A Warning about Jehoiakim

Jeremiah 22:22

KJV GOD

The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

A Warning about Jehoiakim

Lamentations 1:2

KJV

She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

How Lonely Lies the City!

Lamentations 1:19

KJV

I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

How Lonely Lies the City!

Ezekiel 23:9

KJV GOD

Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

The Two Adulterous Sisters

Ezekiel 23:10

KJV GOD

These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.

The Two Adulterous Sisters

Ezekiel 23:40

KJV GOD

And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,

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.

Lamentation for Judah

Cross References

Jezebel’s Violent Death

Warnings against Adultery

Woe to Tyrants

A Sign against Egypt and Cush

Captivity Threatened

A Warning about Jehoiakim

A Warning about Jehoiakim

How Lonely Lies the City!

How Lonely Lies the City!

The Two Adulterous Sisters

The Two Adulterous Sisters

Judgment on Both Sisters