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Lamentations 4:1-2
Easy-to-Read Version
Lamentations 4:1-2
Easy-to-Read Version
The Horrors of the Attack on Jerusalem
4 See how the gold has grown dark,
how the pure gold has changed.
There are jewels[a] scattered all around
at every street corner.
2 The precious people of Zion
were once worth more than gold.
But now they are treated like something worthless,
like the cheap clay jars a potter makes.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:1 jewels The meaning of the Hebrew word here is uncertain.
Lamentations 4:1-2
New International Version
Lamentations 4:1-2
New International Version
4 [a]How the gold has lost its luster,
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at every street corner.(A)
2 How the precious children of Zion,(B)
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter’s hands!
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
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