Lamentations 4:1-2

Good News Translation

4 Our glittering gold has grown dull;
the stones of the Temple lie scattered in the streets.

²Zion's young people were as precious to us as gold,
but now they are treated like common clay pots.

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)

²How 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!

Lamentations 4:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)