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BSB  ⇔ And 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.

OEB  ⇔ Why, then, dost thou robe thee in scarlet,
⇔ And deck thee with jewels of gold,
 ⇔ And paintest thine eyes to enlarge them?
⇔ In vain dost thou make thyself fair.
 ⇔ They that doted on thee despite thee;
⇔ It is thy life that they seek.

WEB You, when you are made desolate, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you deck yourself with ornaments of gold, though you enlarge your eyes with makeup, you make yourself beautiful in vain. Your lovers despise you. They seek your life.

NET And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction,
 ⇔ you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress,
 ⇔ decking yourself out in jewels of gold,
 ⇔ and putting on eye shadow!
 ⇔ You are making yourself beautiful for nothing.
 ⇔ Your lovers spurn you.
 ⇔ They want to kill you.

LSV And you, O spoiled one, what do you do? For you put on scarlet,
For you adorn yourself [with] ornaments of gold. For you tear your eyes with pain,
In vain you make yourself beautiful,
Unhealthy ones have kicked against you,
They seek your life.

FBV You, Jerusalem, now desolate, what are you going to do? Even though you dress in scarlet clothes, and put on gold jewelry, and paint your eyes with make-up, all your dressing-up is pointless! Your lovers hate you; they want to kill you!

T4T  ⇔ So you who will surely be destroyed,
⇔ why are you doing the things that you are doing now?
⇔ Why are you wearing beautiful clothes and jewelry?
⇔ Why are you putting paint around your eyes?
 ⇔ Doing those things will not help you,
⇔ because the people in other countries that you think love you actually despise you,
⇔ and they will try to kill you.

LEB  • O devastated one, what do you do, that you put on crimson, •  that you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, •  that you make your eyes look bigger with the eye make-up? •  In vain you beautify yourself. •  Your lovers reject you; •  they seek your life.

BBE And you, when you are made waste, what will you do? Though you are clothed in red, though you make yourself beautiful with ornaments of gold, though you make your eyes wide with paint, it is for nothing that you make yourself fair; your lovers have no more desire for you, they have designs on your life.

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JPS And thou, that art spoiled, what doest thou, that thou clothest thyself with scarlet, that thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, that thou enlargest thine eyes with paint? In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

ASV And thou, when thou art made desolate, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou enlargest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

DRA But when thou art spoiled what wilt thou do? though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, and paintest thy eyes with stibic stone, thou shalt dress thyself out in vain: thy lovers have despised thee, they will seek thy life.

YLT And thou, O spoiled one, what dost thou? For thou puttest on scarlet, For thou adornest thyself [with] ornaments of gold. For thou rendest with pain thine eyes, In vain thou dost make thyself fair, Kicked against thee have doting ones, Thy life they do seek.

DBY — And thou, wasted one, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rendest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair: [thy] lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

RV And thou, when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou enlargest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

WBS And when thou art laid waste, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rendest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair: thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

KJB 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.[fn]
  (And when thou/you art spoiled, what wilt/will thou/you do? Though thou/you clothest thyself with crimson, though thou/you deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou/you rentest thy/your face with painting, in vain shalt thou/you make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy/your life.)

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BB What wylt thou nowe do, thou being destroyed? For though thou clothest thy selfe with scarlet, and deckest thee with golde, though thou payntest thy face with colours nowe, yet shalt thou trimme thy selfe in vayne: For those that hitherto haue ben thy louers, shall abhorre thee, and go about to slay thee.
  (What wilt/will thou/you now do, thou/you being destroyed? For though thou/you clothest thyself/yourself with scarlet, and deckest thee with golde, though thou/you payntest thy/your face with colours nowe, yet shalt thou/you trimme thyself/yourself in vayne: For those that hitherto have been thy/your louers, shall abhorre thee, and go about to slay thee.)

GNV And when thou shalt be destroyed, what wilt thou doe? Though thou clothest thy selfe with skarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of golde, though thou paintest thy face with colours, yet shalt thou trimme thy selfe in vaine: for thy louers will abhorre thee and seeke thy life.
  (And when thou/you shalt be destroyed, what wilt/will thou/you do? Though thou/you clothest thyself/yourself with skarlet, though thou/you deckest thee with ornaments of golde, though thou/you paintest thy/your face with colours, yet shalt thou/you trimme thyself/yourself in vaine: for thy/your louers will abhorre thee and seek thy/your life. )

CB What wilt thou now do, thou beinge destroyed? For though thou clothest thy self with scarlet, & deckest ye with gold: though thou payntest thy face wt colours, yet shalt thou trymme thy self in vayne. For those that hither to haue bene thy greate fauourers, shal abhorre the, and go aboute to slaye ye.
  (What wilt/will thou/you now do, thou/you beinge destroyed? For though thou/you clothest thy/your self with scarlet, and deckest ye/you_all with gold: though thou/you payntest thy/your face with colours, yet shalt thou/you trymme thy/your self in vayne. For those that hither to have been thy/your great favourrs, shall abhorre them, and go about to slay/kill ye.)

WYC But what schalt thou `destried do? Whanne thou schalt clothe thee with reed scarlet, whanne thou schalt be ourned with a goldun broche, and schalt anoynte thin iyen with wommans oynement, thou schalt be araied in veyn; thi louyeris han dispisid thee, thei schulen seke thi soule.
  (But what shalt thou/you `destried do? When thou/you shalt clothe thee with red scarlet, when thou/you shalt be ourned with a golden broche, and shalt anoint thin iyen with womans ointment, thou/you shalt be araied in veyn; thy/your louyeris have dispisid thee, they should seek thy/your soule.)

LUT Was willst du alsdann tun, du Verstörte? Wenn du dich schon mit Purpur kleiden und mit güldenen Kleinoden schmücken und dein Angesicht schminken würdest, so schmückest du dich doch vergeblich; denn die dir jetzt hofieren, werden dich verachten, sie werden dir nach dem Leben trachten.
  (What willst you alsdann tun, you Verstörte? Wenn you you/yourself schon with Purpur kleiden and with güldenen Kleinoden schmücken and your Angesicht schminken würdest, so schmückest you you/yourself though/but vergeblich; because the you jetzt hofieren, become you/yourself verachten, they/she/them become you nach to_him life trachten.)

CLV Tu autem vastata, quid facies? cum vestieris te coccino, cum ornata fueris monili aureo, et pinxeris stibio oculos tuos, frustra componeris: contempserunt te amatores tui; animam tuam quærent.[fn]
  (Tu however vastata, quid facies? cum vestieris you(sg) coccino, cum ornata fueris monili aureo, and pinxeris stibio oculos tuos, frustra componeris: contempserunt you(sg) amatores tui; animam tuam quærent.)

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BRN And what wilt thou do? Though thou clothe thyself with scarlet, and adorn thyself with golden ornaments; though thou adorn thine eyes with stibium, thy beauty will be in vain: thy lovers have rejected thee, they seek thy life.

BrLXX Καὶ σὺ τί ποιήσεις; ἐὰν περιβάλῃ κόκκινον, καὶ κοσμήσῃ κόσμῳ χρυσῷ· ἐὰν ἐγχρίσῃ στίβι τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου, εἰς μάταιον ὡραϊσμός σου· ἀπώσαντό σε οἱ ἐρασταί σου, τὴν ψυχήν σου ζητοῦσιν.
  (Kai su ti poiaʸseis? ean peribalaʸ kokkinon, kai kosmaʸsaʸ kosmōi ⱪrusōi; ean egⱪrisaʸ stibi tous ofthalmous sou, eis mataion hōraismos sou; apōsanto se hoi erastai sou, taʸn psuⱪaʸn sou zaʸtousin. )