Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:30

³⁰And you, O devastated one, what will you do,

though you dress yourself in scarlet,

though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,

though you enlarge your eyes with paint?

You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you;

they want to take your life.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you	וְאַתִּי	wə·ʾat·tī	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
O devastated	שָׁד֜וּד	šā·ḏūḏ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
one	מַֽה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
what will you do	תַּעֲשִׂ֗י	ta·‘ă·śî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you dress	תִלְבְּשִׁ֨י	ṯil·bə·šî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
yourself in scarlet	שָׁנִ֜י	šā·nî	Noun - masculine singular	H8144 scarlet
though	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you adorn	תַעְדִּ֣י	ṯa‘·dî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H5710 pass on, advance
yourself with gold	זָהָ֗ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
jewelry	עֲדִי־	‘ă·ḏî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5716 ornaments
though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you enlarge	תִקְרְעִ֤י	ṯiq·rə·‘î	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7167 tear
your eyes	עֵינַ֔יִךְ	‘ê·na·yiḵ	Noun - cdc; second person feminine singular	H5869 eye
with paint	בַפּוּךְ֙	ḇap·pūḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6320 antimony, stibium
You adorn yourself	תִּתְיַפִּ֑י	tiṯ·yap·pî	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3302 be fair, beautiful
in vain	לַשָּׁ֖וְא	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
your lovers	עֹגְבִ֖ים	‘ō·ḡə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5689 have inordinate affection, lust
despise	מָאֲסוּ־	mā·’ă·sū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3988 reject
you	בָ֥ךְ	ḇāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
they want to take	יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃	yə·ḇaq·qê·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1245 seek
your life	נַפְשֵׁ֥ךְ	nap̄·šêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Cross-references

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Lamentations 1:19 · 2 Kings 9:30 · Lamentations 1:2 · Isaiah 10:3 · Ezekiel 16:36–41 · Ezekiel 23:9–10 · Jeremiah 13:21 · Isaiah 20:6 · Ezekiel 28:13 · Ezekiel 23:22–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.