Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version How the gold has lost its luster, the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered at every street corner. New Living Translation How the gold has lost its luster! Even the finest gold has become dull. The sacred gemstones lie scattered in the streets! English Standard Version How the gold has grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The holy stones lie scattered at the head of every street. Berean Standard Bible How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner. King James Bible 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. New King James Version How the gold has become dim! How changed the fine gold! The stones of the sanctuary are scattered At the head of every street. New American Standard Bible How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are spilled out At the corner of every street. NASB 1995 How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are poured out At the corner of every street. NASB 1977 How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are poured out At the corner of every street. Legacy Standard Bible How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are poured out At the head of every street. Amplified Bible How dark and dim the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones [of the temple] are poured out and scattered At the head of every street. Christian 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible How the gold has become tarnished, the fine gold become dull! The stones of the temple lie scattered at the corner of every street. American Standard Version How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street. Contemporary English Version The purest gold is ruined and has lost its shine; jewels from the temple lie scattered in the streets. English Revised Version How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the top of every street. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Look how the gold has become tarnished! The fine gold has changed! The sacred stones are scattered at every street corner. Good News Translation Our glittering gold has grown dull; the stones of the Temple lie scattered in the streets. International Standard Version How tarnished the gold has become, the finest gold debased! Sacred stones have been scattered at every street corner. Majority Standard Bible How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner. NET Bible Alas! Gold has lost its luster; pure gold loses value. Jewels are scattered on every street corner. New Heart English Bible How the gold has become dim. How the most pure gold has changed. The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street. Webster's Bible Translation How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street. World English Bible How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version[ALEPH-BET] How the gold has become dim, "" Changed the best—the pure gold! Stones of the sanctuary are poured out "" At the head of all out-places. Young's Literal Translation How is the gold become dim, Changed the best -- the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places. Smith's Literal Translation How will the gold become dim the good gold will be changed the stones of the holy place shall be poured out in the head of all the streets. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAleph. How is the gold become dim, the finest colour is changed, the stones of the sanctuary are scattered in the top of every street? Catholic Public Domain Version ALEPH. O how the gold has become dulled, the finest color has been altered, the stones of the sanctuary have been scattered at the head of every street. New American Bible How the gold has lost its luster, the noble metal changed; Jewels lie scattered at the corner of every street. New Revised Standard Version How the gold has grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The sacred stones lie scattered at the head of every street. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHOW is the fine gold rejected! how is the lovely color faded! the stones of the sanctuary are thrown down at the head of every street. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Aleph How the fine gold is rejected and the beautiful dyed garment departed, and the stones of holiness are cast out at the head of all the streets! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917How is the gold become dim! How is the most fine gold changed! The hallowed stones are poured out At the head of every street. Brenton Septuagint Translation ALEPH. How will the gold be tarnished, and the fine silver changed! the sacred stones have been poured forth at the top of all the streets. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Distress of Zion1How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner. 2How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!… Cross References Jeremiah 52:13 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. 2 Kings 25:9 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. Ezekiel 7:19 They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity. Isaiah 1:21 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! 2 Chronicles 36:19 Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. Jeremiah 2:11 Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols. Isaiah 64:11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. Ezekiel 22:18-22 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem. / Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you. ... Jeremiah 6:30 They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.” Zephaniah 3:4 Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. Luke 21:5-6 As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said, / “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Revelation 18:16 saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! Matthew 24:1-2 As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings. / “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Mark 13:1-2 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!” / “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Treasury of Scripture 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. how is the gold 2 Kings 25:9,10 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire… Isaiah 1:21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! the stones Lamentations 2:19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street. Jeremiah 52:13 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire: Matthew 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. Jump to Previous Best Changed Corner Dark Dim Dropping Dull Fine Gold Grown Hallowed Head Holy Lie Out-Places Poured Pure Sacred Sanctuary Scattered Stones Street Streets TopJump to Next Best Changed Corner Dark Dim Dropping Dull Fine Gold Grown Hallowed Head Holy Lie Out-Places Poured Pure Sacred Sanctuary Scattered Stones Street Streets TopLamentations 4 1. Zion bewails her pitiful estate13. She confesses her sins 21. Edom is threatened and Zion comforted. How the gold has become tarnished The word "gold" in Hebrew is "זָהָב" (zahav), symbolizing purity, value, and divine glory. In the context of Lamentations, gold represents the former glory and splendor of Jerusalem and its people. The tarnishing of gold signifies the loss of this glory due to sin and disobedience. Historically, Jerusalem was a city of great beauty and wealth, but the Babylonian conquest left it in ruins. This phrase evokes a sense of lament over the spiritual and physical degradation that has occurred. the pure gold has changed The sacred gems are scattered at the head of every street (1) How is the gold . . .--The chapter, considered as a distinct poem, reproduces in its general character that of Lamentations 1, 2, differing from them, however, in tracing more fully the connection between the sufferings and the sins of Judah. The "gold" and the stones of holiness are none other than the material treasures of palace or temple, and the repetition of the phrase "in the top of every street," used in Lamentations 2:19 of children, seems intended to indicate that the words include all that was most precious among the possessions of Jerusalem. Verse 1. - How is the gold become dim!... the stones of the sanctuary, etc. "Alas for the sad sights of the capture of Jerusalem! The most fine gold has lost its brilliance now that the fire of Nebuzar-adan (2 Kings 25:9) has passed over it, and the precious stones, consecrated to Jehovah, have been cast out into the open street!" Not that the latter part of this description can have corresponded to literal fact. None of the hallowed jewels would have been treated with such indifference. The expression must be as figurative as the parallel one, "to cast pearls before swine," in Matthew 7:6. The precious stones are the "sons of Zion," who are compared to "fine gold" in ver. 2, precisely as they are in Zechariah 9:16 (comp. ver. 13," Thy sons, O Zion") to "the stones of a crown." They are called "stones of the sanctuary," in allusion, perhaps, to the precious stones employed in the decoration of the temple according to 1 Chronicles 29:2 and 2 Chronicles 3:6. But we may also translate hallowed stones, which better suits the figurative use of the phrase. Those, however, who adopt the literal interpretation, explain "the stones of the sanctuary" of the hewn stones of the fabric of the temple, which are described as "costly" in 1 Kings 5:17. But how can even a poet have represented the enemy as carrying these stones out and throwing them down in the street? On the other hand, in an earlier lamentation we are expressly told that the young children "fainted for hunger in the top of every street" (Lamentations 2:19).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Howאֵיכָה֙ (’ê·ḵāh) Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where the gold זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky has become tarnished, יוּעַ֣ם (yū·‘am) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6004: To associate, to overshadow the pure הַטּ֑וֹב (haṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good gold הַכֶּ֣תֶם (hak·ke·ṯem) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3800: Something carved out, ore, gold has become dull! יִשְׁנֶ֖א (yiš·ne) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8132: To change The gems אַבְנֵי־ (’aḇ·nê-) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 68: A stone of the temple קֹ֔דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity lie scattered תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙ (tiš·tap·pê·ḵə·nāh) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out on every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every street חוּצֽוֹת׃ (ḥū·ṣō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors corner. בְּרֹ֖אשׁ (bə·rōš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head Links Lamentations 4:1 NIVLamentations 4:1 NLT Lamentations 4:1 ESV Lamentations 4:1 NASB Lamentations 4:1 KJV Lamentations 4:1 BibleApps.com Lamentations 4:1 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 4:1 Chinese Bible Lamentations 4:1 French Bible Lamentations 4:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 4:1 How is the gold become dim! 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