Lamentations 4:2
New English Translation
ב (Bet)
2 The precious sons of Zion
were worth their weight in gold—
Alas!—but now they are treated like[a] broken clay pots,
made by a potter.[b]
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:2 tn Heb “they are regarded as.”
- Lamentations 4:2 tn Heb “the work of the hands of a potter.”
Lamentations 4:2
New International Version
2 How the precious children of Zion,(A)
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter’s hands!
Lamentations 4:2
King James Version
2 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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