Lamentations 4:1–2
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The Holy Stones Lie Scattered
4qHow the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
rat the head of every street.
2The precious sons of Zion,
worth their weight in sfine gold,
how they are regarded as tearthen pots,
the work of a potter’s hands!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
How the gold has lost its luster,
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at every street corner.
How the precious children of Zion,
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter’s hands!
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple lie scattered
at the head of every street.
Zion’s precious children—
once worth their weight in pure gold —
how they are regarded as clay jars,
the work of a potter’s hands!
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
How the gold has lost its luster!
Even the finest gold has become dull.
The sacred gemstones
lie scattered in the streets!
See how the precious children of Jerusalem,
worth their weight in fine gold,
are now treated like pots of clay
made by a common potter.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
How the gold has grown dim,
the pure gold has changed.
The stones of holiness are scattered
at the head of every street.
The precious sons of Zion
weighed against fine gold,
how they are thought of as earthen vessels of clay,
the work of the potter’s hands.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed!
The stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold,
How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
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