And when thou art spoiled] better, 'and thou, spoiled one,' i.e. Jerusalem. Rentest thy face with painting] RV 'enlargest thine eyes with paint.' The Eastern custom was to paint black the border of the eyes, so as to give the effect of size and brilliancy. So Jezebel in 2 Kings 9:30.

Jeremiah's Fourth Prophecy (or Group of Prophecies). God's Judgment upon the Unrepentant

When the check which Josiah's personal character and influence put upon idolatry was removed, Jeremiah foresaw that the condition of the nation would become well-nigh desperate.

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