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Jérémie 4:30

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30 Et toi, dĂ©vastĂ©e, que fais-tu? Quoique tu te revĂȘtes de pourpre, que tu te pares d'ornements d'or, et que tu bordes tes yeux de fard, tu t'embellis en vain: tes amants t'ont mĂ©prisĂ©e; c'est ta vie qu'ils cherchent.

Jérémie 4:30 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 4:30

And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do?
&c.] Or, "O thou spoiled" F11, wasted, and undone creature, how wilt thou help thyself? by what means dost thou think thou canst be delivered? it suggests that her ruin was inevitable; that she could not be recovered from it by herself, or any other: though thou clothest thyself with crimson;
and so look like some rich and noble person; hoping thereby to find mercy, and to have quarter given and kindness shown: though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold;
as a person of high and princely dignity: or rather all this is to be understood of the manner of harlots, who dress rich and grand, in order to allure men; since it follows, though thou rendest thy face with painting;
or, eyes F12; which painting dilates as Jezebel did, ( 2 Kings 9:30 ) , in vain shalt thou make thyself fair;
so as to be loved and admired: far from it: thy lovers will despise thee;
as an old harlot is despised by her former gallants, notwithstanding all her dressing and painting; yea, their love is often turned into hatred and abhorrence, as would be the case here, they will seek thy life;
to take it away; so far would there be from being any ground of expectations of help and deliverance from them.


FOOTNOTES:

F11 (dwdv ytaw) "et tu vastata", Pagninus, Montanus "et tu, res vastata", Cocceius.
F12 (Kynye Kwpb yerqx) "scindes in fuco oculos tuos", Montanus; "rumpes stibio oculos tuos", Schmidt.
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Jérémie 4:30 In-Context

28 A cause de cela, la terre sera dans le deuil, et les cieux en haut seront noirs, parce que je l'ai dit, je l'ai résolu; je n'en reviendrai pas; je ne m'en repentirai point.
29 Au bruit des cavaliers et des tireurs d'arc toutes les villes prennent la fuite; ils entrent dans les bois, montent sur les rochers; toutes les villes sont abandonnées, il n'y reste plus d'habitants.
30 Et toi, dĂ©vastĂ©e, que fais-tu? Quoique tu te revĂȘtes de pourpre, que tu te pares d'ornements d'or, et que tu bordes tes yeux de fard, tu t'embellis en vain: tes amants t'ont mĂ©prisĂ©e; c'est ta vie qu'ils cherchent.
31 Car j'entends comme le cri d'une femme en travail, comme l'angoisse d'une femme à son premier enfantement; c'est le cri de la fille de Sion qui soupire, étendant les mains: "Ah! malheur à moi! car mon ùme succombe sous les meurtriers! "

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