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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 
Day 
Day 81

"And when you are plundered, what will you do?"

Text: Jeremiah 4:30

THE THOUGHT OF BEING PLUNDERED

Jeremiah had seen the prophetic visions given. He knew that Judah would be plundered. But by and large, many rejected his message! They did not believe him!

“And when you are plundered,
What will you do?
Though you clothe yourself with crimson,
Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold,
Though you enlarge your eyes with paint,
In vain you will make yourself fair;
Your lovers will despise you;
They will seek your life.”
Jeremiah 4:30

1. “And when you are plundered, what will you do?”

a) This question had to be raised.
b) The thought of war and being plundered had to be proclaimed.
c) If nothing else, this thought had to be at least considered.

2. “Though you clothe yourself with crimson, though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, though you enlarge your eyes with paint”

a) This was a description of how Judah behaved towards other nations.
b) Cosmetic beauty
i) Dressed in bright colour clothing.
ii) Adornment with golden ornaments.
iii) Eyes enlarged with paint.
c) Would this be attractive to the conquerors?

3. “In vain you will make yourself fair; your lovers will despise you; they will seek your life.”

a) Judah’s efforts would all be in vain.
b) Her lovers (allies) would despise her.
c) They would turn against Judah.
i) The allies were fair-weathered friends.
ii) When Judah is conquered, they would plunder the nation too!