Quote:
Originally Posted by Truthseeker
Jer 4:30
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.
KJV
Many use this scripture as well. "in vain make thyself fair"
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OK. and you take this verse to mean what?
(Let's forget for a moment what "many" other people use this scripture for.)
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My view? Pretty simple.
What are you doing, you devastated one?
Why dress yourself in scarlet
and put on jewels of gold?
Why color your eyes with paint?
You adorn yourself in vain.
Your lovers despise you;
they seek your life. (
Jer 4:30 NIV)
God was
not saying that it was a sin for her (Israel) to beautify herself. He said
she was doing it in vain, because even after she beaufified herself for her lovers (other nations and their gods),
they still rejected her... and Israel would face the wrath, with no-one to help her. That is what that verse, and that chapter, is about.
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