³⁰ And you, devastated one, what are you doing^(A)
that you dress yourself in scarlet,
that you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,
that you enhance your eyes with makeup?^(B)
You beautify yourself for nothing.
Your lovers reject you;^(C)
they intend to take your life.^(D)

¹⁹ I called to my lovers,^(A)
but they betrayed me.
My priests and elders
perished in the city
while searching for food
to keep themselves alive.^(B)